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SMU Classes Resume, Virtual-only on Monday

SMU will resume classes next week with virtual-only academic instruction on Monday, February 22, 2021. The decision on virtual and/or in-person classes on Tuesday and beyond will be announced by Monday. Graduate students with Saturday classes should expect to hear from the deans of their schools if instruction will occur. Crews from the Office of Facilities Planning […]

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POSTPONED Voices of SMU Oral History Project: Learning from Alumni of Color in partnership with OSCIE/DCII

Due to the inclement weather, the Voices of SMU Oral History project event scheduled for February 22 has been postponed. We will reach out soon with a new date! Event Date: Feb. 22, 2021 at 4pm Register: https://smu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G6fP4fs9TKCAsEwJYXoRag

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Five Dedman College faculty members receive 2021 Sam Taylor Fellowship awards

Dedman College News Originally Posted: Feb. 12, 2021 Each year, the United Methodist Church’s Division of Higher Education and Ministry grants Sam Taylor Fellowship Awards to support faculty research that advances the intellectual and social life of our global society. Following a highly competitive selection process, the Sam Taylor Fellowship review committee is pleased to […]

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30% Tuition Reduction for all Dedman College Master’s Degrees

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SMU alumna Whitney Wolfe Herd makes history as the youngest female CEO to take a company public

Dallas News Originally Posted: Feb. 11, 2021 A company catering to women and led by women has made its 31-year-old female founder a billionaire. Bumble Inc., the owner of the dating app where women make the first move, sold shares in its upcoming trading debut at $43, valuing chief executive officer Whitney Wolfe Herd’s stake […]

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DEI in the workplace, a conversation with employers

Event Date: Feb. 11, 2021 More information: smu.joinhandshake.com/events/645227  ZOOM LINK: https://smu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-k_Aw-MDQNCA8YvBe8suQQ

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Book Fest Submissions | Did you publish a book in 2019 or ’20?

Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute (DCII) Book Fest Dear Faculty and Staff: The DCII’s annual Book Fest, sponsored by the Godbey Lecture Series, is a unique celebration of all books published by SMU faculty and staff the year prior. Unfortunately, the Book Fest was cancelled during the unprecedented spring 2020 semester and the difficult decision was […]

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Register Now for the Virtual Godbey Lecture Series

The Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute invites you to register now for THE VIRTUAL GODBEY LECTURE SERIES a distinguished Dedman College tradition featuring SMU faculty Beethoven at 250 Professor Peter Kupfer February 18, 2021 Register Now Flaubert, Baudelaire, and the Art of Failure Professor Maxime Foerster February 25, 2021 6 p.m. Register Now The First Thanksgiving […]

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SMU is hosting its 3rd Annual ASA DataFest from April 9-11, 2021

Teams of undergraduate students from any Texas university with any level of statistical training are welcome to participate. This event will be 100% virtual! Students only need to have access to the Slack app and Zoom. Teams should be composed of 2-5 students. Sign up here or using the QR code in the image below. […]

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Christian textbooks used in thousands of schools use an alternate version of history and make Christian nationalism more mainstream, historian Kathleen Wellman told Huffington Post

Huffington Post Originally Posted: Feb. 4, 2021 Christian textbooks used in thousands of schools around the country teach that President Barack Obama helped spur destructive Black Lives Matter protests, that the Democrats’ choice of 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton reflected their focus on identity politics, and that President Donald Trump is the “fighter” Republicans want, a HuffPost analysis has […]