Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Sociology Sociology (Alumni) Sociology (Faculty) Sociology (Student) Undergraduate News

SOCI/MKCL Alumni Networking

Event Date: October 26, 2016 Location: Hughes Trigg, Suite 200 Time: 5 to 6:30 pm Please join us for a casual get together to gain exposure to different career paths and learn how to leverage your academic experience into the world of work. For more information contact: Chelsi McLain or visit https://www.smu.edu/StudentAffairs/Career/Contact.

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News Sociology Sociology (Faculty)

Research: Women hit harder by the pressures of elite academic science

SMU News Originally Posted: October 12, 2016 We find that the fixed view of the ideal scientist has a significant impact on the ability of both women and men to stay in and succeed in academic science.” — Lincoln, Ecklund Work life in academia might sound like a dream: summers off, year-long sabbaticals, the opportunity […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News Sociology Sociology (Faculty)

How work and family life conflict in the modern university Academic science still operates on assumptions that have failed to catch up with the realities of today’s family lives, argue scholars

Times Higher Education Originally Posted: September 29, 2016 A new book explores how to “expand the family-friendliness of academic science”. Failing Families, Failing Science: Work-Family Conflict in Academic Science is based on a survey of close to 3,500 biologists and physicists in top American universities, followed up by 184 in-depth interviews. “We started out the project […]

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Earth Sciences Economics English Events History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Statistical Science Tower Center World Languages and Literatures

Fondren library closed Saturday, September 17th

Fondren Library will be closed this Saturday, September 17th for Game Day. Regular hours will resume Sunday September 18th at Noon. READ MORE 

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Statistical Science Tower Center World Languages and Literatures

SMU climbs to 56 in U.S. News & World Report rankings

SMU News Originally Posted: September 13, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – SMU rose to its highest ranking among the nation’s universities in the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges, released online today. Among 220 institutions classified as national universities, SMU ranks 56, up from 61 a year ago. The new ranking again places […]

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English Events History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Sociology (Student) Statistical Science Tower Center World Languages and Literatures

Career Fair September 13

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Earth Sciences Economics English Events Graduate News History Institute for the Study of Earth and Man Jewish Studies Program Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Sociology (Alumni) Sociology (Student) Statistical Science Tower Center Undergraduate News World Languages and Literatures

Oh, the places Dedman College students will go… (after graduation)!

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Sociology (Student) Statistical Science World Languages and Literatures

Welcome to the Class of 2020

SMU News Originally Posted: August 22, 2016 Following you will find Class of 2020 Photo, Making the Class of 2020 Photo, Opening Convocation scenes, Opening Convocation speech, Camp Corral scenes, “Discover Dallas” scenes, “Discover Dallas” Storify, Corral Kick-Off, Move-In video and scenes, and AARO. SMU Class of 2020 Photo

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry DCII Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English Events History Human Rights Events Jewish Studies Program Jewish Studies Program Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Sociology (Student) Statistical Science Tower Center World Languages and Literatures

Calendar Highlights: Back to school in brief, Fall 2016

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Kathleen Tibbetts Welcome to the 2016-17 academic year! Here are a few Fall 2016 dates to remember: Opening Convocation and Common Reading discussion: Sunday, Aug. 21 First day of classes: Monday, Aug. 22 General Faculty Meeting: Wednesday, Aug. 24 Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 5 (University offices closed) First Faculty Senate Meeting of 2016-17: Wednesday, Sept. 7 Family Weekend: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24 Fall Break: Monday-Tuesday, […]

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry DCII Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English Jewish Studies Program Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Statistical Science Tower Center World Languages and Literatures

SMU remains weapons-free under Texas ‘campus carry’ law

SMU News Originally Posted: July 27, 2016 SMU prohibits the possession of any dangerous weapon (either openly or in a concealed manner), or facsimiles of dangerous weapons such as water guns or toy guns and knives, on all University property, athletic venues, passenger transportation vehicles and any groups or building on which University activities are […]