BYU Radio Originally Posted: November 24, 2015 Alexis McCrossen, a professor of U.S. social and cultural history, recently talked with “Top of Mind” host Julie Rose on BYUradio about time, including how we spend our leisure hours and how it influences our perception of others. From the show: “Our relationship to time in America is […]
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The Gospel Herald Originally Posted: November 18, 2015 Joan of Arc, a groundbreaking docudrama featuring the true story of the young heroine-turned-saint who led the French army to victory over the British during the Hundred Years’ War, will premiere this Thanksgiving holiday on BUYtv. The thrilling new docudrama was written and directed by Emmy award-winning […]
New York Times Originally Posted: October 22, 2015 Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Wednesday that he would not run for president, his reasoning coming as no surprise: His son, Beau, died of brain cancer in May at 46, and Mr. Biden lost valuable time to mount a candidacy as he struggled with […]
Meet Dedman College Faculty during Family Weekend
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 2:00PM 3:00PM DALLAS HALL 1ST FLOOR ATRIUM Dedman College, the heart of SMU houses the vital disciplines the underlie great accomplishment. Denman College offers 85 exciting majors and minors in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Their award winning faculty will be available to discuss their teaching and research interests. READ […]
Originally Posted: October 15, 2015 [youtube]https://youtu.be/C7XqhtmwdYc[/youtube] Jeffery Engel, an award-winning American historian and director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU, assesses the Oct. 13 Democratic debate, saying Hillary Clinton “came off the best and the most presidential in large part because she came off more likeable than most people expected.” Watch
Event At a Glance What: Greg Downs, a leading Civil War and Reconstruction historian, will deliver a lecture inspired by his new book, After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War (Harvard University Press, 2015), followed by a Q&A and a book signing. When: 6–8:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 14 Where: Dallas Hall, McCord Auditorium, […]
Washington Post Originally Posted: October 5, 2015 Mothers of teenagers are used to getting frustrating text messages, but the one that Roni Dean-Burren received from her 15-year-old son last week wasn’t about alcohol, dating or money for the movies. It was about history. Her son, Coby, had sent her a photo of a colorful page […]
Think Originally Posted: September 16, 2015 A Conversation With Laura Wilson Throughout her career, Dallas photographer Laura Wilson has been taken by the imagery of the American West. This hour, we’ll talk to her about why she’s drawn to the West, her work with the late Richard Avedon and “That Day: Laura Wilson,” an exhibition […]
DALLAS (SMU) — Immigration has rarely been so controversial or prominent a topic as it is today, which makes it all the more challenging to teach it to middle-and high-school students. SMU and the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture are partnering with Humanities Texas and the Texas Historical Commission to present […]
Guide Live Originally Posted: August 28, 2015 Laura Wilson’s rare photographs showcase the American West Hollywood actor Owen Wilson has in his home “a great picture that my mom took of Donald Judd. He’s a great artist, and it’s in Marfa. It may have been one of the last photographs of him that was taken […]