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Dedman College alumnus Kelvin Beachum Helps Fight Childhood Hunger

Parade Originally Posted: November 17, 2016 Kelvin Beachum is one of the most feared offensive tackles in the NFL. He dominated the offensive line with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2012-15 and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars during the off-season. However, I recently found that the Beachum is more teddy bear than grizzly bear when he’s off the field. […]

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Dedman College alumna Avery Acker ’16 chose SMU for its academic rigor, so she could pursue her dream of becoming a doctor

SMU Avery Acker ’16 was the Academic All-American of the Year for all of Division I volleyball. She chose SMU for its academic rigor, so she could pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. “I grew up in a very small town, and I just loved it. We hunted, we fished and we played every […]

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“SMU has a track record of successful graduates who change the world… take advantage of that…” ~ Edward Allegra ’16

SMU Jack Reynolds ’15, Edward Allegra ’16 and Miguel Quimbar ’17 came to SMU as strangers. Together, they founded a company that will change their lives and the lives of other asthma patients. “I was hanging out in our apartment and Jack came in super excited,” recalls Allegra, who earned a degree in economics and […]

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Watch Dedman College Alumna Whitney Wolfe: How to Make a Feminist Dating App

The Atlantic Originally Posted: November 1, 2016 When Whitney Wolfe, the founder of the dating app Bumble, was in college, she was always comfortable making the first move. Today, she’s at the helm of a successful app that puts women in control of initiating conversations and connections. “Generally speaking, women my age have been raised […]

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SMU Honors Distinguished Alumni and Emerging Leader

SMU News Originally Posted: October 31, 2016 Philanthropic, civic and business leaders will receive SMU’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor the University bestows upon its graduates, during a campus ceremony in November. The 2016 Distinguished Alumni are philanthropic leader Sarah Fullinwider Perot ’83, financial services leader John C. Tolleson ’70 and real estate magnate […]

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SMU alum’s Dallas fashion startup Edition Collective bought by high-end menswear retailer Q Fifty One

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: October 20, 2016 Dallas e-commerce fashion startup Edition Collective has been acquired by Q Fifty One, a Dallas-based clothing company that has stores in the southwest, the companies announced Thursday. They did not disclose the sale price, but said it’s a cash plus equity deal. Q Fifty One owns and operates Q Clothier, which […]

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Department of Earth Sciences alumni display SMU pride at Hokkaido University Museum

On the right is Dr. Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, a professor at Hokkaido University, Soporo, Japan.  He received a master’s and Ph.D. In Earth Sciences from SMU.  On the left is Yosuke Nishida, now an editor for Springer based in Tokyo, who received his MS in Earth Sciences from SMU.  The photos were taken in the Hokkaido […]

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SMU alumna uses intern experience and leads field trip to historical mark on Dallas landscape

Waxahachie Daily Light Originally Posted: October 17, 2016 WAXAHACHIE — A field trip to Dallas for Lisa Minton’s WNGA World Geography class coincidentally turned into a journey back in time for WISD’s Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator Andrea Kline. Minton’s A and B day classes visited the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and participated in […]

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Touring the Perot’s Giant Gems of the Smithsonian with a Local Gem and Mineral Hunter

Dallas Observer Originally Posted: October 11, 2016 It all started with a load of gravel hauled in from around the Trinity River. When Bill Candler, former president of the Oak Cliff Gem and Mineral Society, was 5 years old he found a few fossils out in the driveway and displayed them in his bedroom. He […]

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Alumnus Matt Alexander, among this pub’s Top Texans Under 30

Dallas Culture Map Originally Posted: September 30, 2016 Dallas enables young Brit to satisfy curiosity for design and technology Editor’s note: This is the inaugural year for CultureMap’s Top Texans Under 30, a program that celebrates the twentysomething power players making a difference in their industries and communities across the Lone Star State — and, in some cases, the world. The […]