CultureMap Originally Posted: October 2, 2017 Bumble is taking a swipe at LinkedIn, the world’s most popular social media platform for professional networking. Austin-based Bumble, which began as a female-centered dating app, is now empowering women to swipe right in order to nurture professional connections. On Monday, October 2, Bumble launched Bumble Bizz, which the […]
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Originally Posted: September 22, 2017 “As an undergraduate at SMU, I knew many opportunities existed for me to conduct research… Dr. Smith-Morris immediately encouraged me in my ideas and refined my research.”-Katie Logsdon, #DedmanCollege ’17, whose manuscript on her undergraduate research in Amsterdam with the SMU Department of Anthropology‘s Dr. Smith-Morris was published in the October edition of Midwifery […]
While studying at SMU, alumni Edward Allegra, Miguel Quimbar and Jack Reynolds discovered innovative research that could revolutionize the way asthma is treated. This discovery led to the conception of BioLum Sciences. Edward Allegra, a Dedman College alumnus who majored in Economics with a minor in Anthropology, serves as CEO of BioLum. Jack Reynolds, another […]
CBN News Originally posted: September 6, 2017 Jose Santoyo, an SMU Human Rights alumnus, is quoted in this article. WASHINGTON – The ball is now in Congress’ court for Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals or DACA. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Trump administration plans to end the Obama era program. It protects hundreds […]
FastCompany Originally Posted: August 28, 2017 Whitney Wolfe is an SMU Dedman College alumna. She is also the CEO of Bumble. The feminist dating app is adding more than 50,000 new users per day. With the launch of a new networking vertical, founder Whitney Wolfe is expanding her ambitions—for Bumble and for women. Whitney Wolfe wants […]
Washington Post Originally Posted: August 16, 2017 Hope Hicks, President Trump’s trusted confidant and adviser, is taking on expanded communications responsibilities while the White House searches for a new communications director to replace Anthony Scaramucci, who was fired from the job after just 10 days, according to a White House official. Hicks will work with […]
SportsDay Originally Posted: July 16, 2017 Bryson DeChambeau added to an SMU tradition Sunday by winning the John Deere Classic. DeChambeau, 23, came from four strokes behind with birdies on four of the final six holes. He defeated third-round leader Patrick Rodgers by one stroke for his first career PGA Tour victory and earned a […]
Business Insider Originally Posted: July 6, 2017 Hope Hicks, 28, was born in Greenwich, a town of 60,000 on the southwest tip of Connecticut that’s a favorite spot for hedge fund headquarters. She was a model, actress, and lacrosse player as a child, before getting her English degree at Southern Methodist University. Hicks didn’t intend […]
Originally Posted: July 5, 2017 Scenes from a Paris and London reception for SMU alumni last week. Photos courtesy of Kim Cobb (SMU News).
SMU NEWS Originally Posted: June 27, 2017 Hope Anderson, who graduated from SMU with degrees in history, sociology and human rights, talks about how mentorship made the difference in her education. Watch: https://youtu.be/7cj_gWdsPuA