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SMU alumna Monica Lira Bravo delivered the keynote address at the recent naturalization ceremony where 50 immigrants became U.S. citizens

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: July 2, 2016 It’s a special Fourth of July weekend for 50 people. On Saturday, they took the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. East Dallas resident and immigration lawyer Monica Lira Bravo gave the keynote address. Bravo, the daughter of Mexican immigrants […]

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What we know about Hope Hicks, SMU grad and Donald Trump’s secretive press secretary

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: June 21, 2016 Donald Trump’s press secretary hasn’t shared much information about herself, and she’s rarely, if ever, available for comment. But this week,  the public learned  more about Hope Hicks when GQ and Marie Claire magazines published pieces about the Southern Methodist University alum. Since her graduation from SMU’s Dedman […]

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Meet Hope Hicks, Dedman College Alumna and Donald Trump Communications Director

Marie Claire Originally Posted: June 7, 2016 In Donald Trump’s inner circle on the campaign trail, there’s just one woman: Hope Hicks, 27, his communications director and the only woman who travels full-time with the Republican front-runner. Hicks has played an integral role in Trump’s unprecedented rise in the 2016 election. As Trump tweets about […]

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Bryson DeChambeau, former SMU golfer, applies physics to his sport

WFAA Originally Posted: May 18, 2016 IRVING, Texas — During Bryson During Bryson DeChambeau’s press conference before the AT&T Byron Nelson, the subject of physics came up, and how it applies to golf. Here’s part of his answer: “[…] especially Newtonian mechanics. See, quantum mechanics doesn’t really correlate — I mean, it does, on a […]

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Acker Honored With Presidential Award of Excellence

SMU Athletics Originally Posted: April 29, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – Avery Acker was honored with the SMU Presidential Award of Excellence, which is awarded to three graduating seniors each year. A three-year captain for the volleyball program, Acker graduated in December with a degree in accounting and minors in chemistry and biological sciences, and will […]

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Dedman College alumna Lisa Walters is working for the educational nonprofit Global Citizen Year in Ecuador, where a deadly quake hit

SMU News Originally Posted: April 20, 2016 SMU Aluma in Ecuador and SMU police officer dad grateful for far-reaching support after quake DALLAS (SMU) – Everything Lisa Walters learned from earning recent SMU degrees in human rights and Spanish is being put to the ultimate test in Ecuador. She was about to board a plane back […]

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With a new digital launch, Dedman College grad’s Dallas fashion startup hopes Imprint suits men

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: April 14, 2016 Dallas fashion startup Edition Collective is launching a new mobile app and new website today for its high-end men’s online clothing shop, which it’s now calling Imprint. The move comes as its business grows internationally — especially in large cities like London, Berlin and Seoul, CEO and founder Matt […]

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Congratulations to Dedman College’s Bryson Dechambeau on his outstanding achievement at The Masters!

Congratulations to reigning #USAmateur champion @b_dechambeau on earning low amateur honors at #TheMasters. pic.twitter.com/hwum6B3S9i — USGA (@USGA) April 10, 2016

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Tonight: NFL’s Kelvin Beachum ’11, ’12 To Talk Sports And Human Rights

SMU Magazine NFL offensive tackle, and Dedman College alumnus, Kelvin Beachum ’11, ’12 will talk about the role sports play in furthering the conversation on American human rights issues during a panel discussion on Thursday, April 7 at 7:15 p.m. in Dallas Hall’s McCord Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. “A […]

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Save the date: 3/31 An SMU Philosophy Alumni Panel Discussion.

How my Philosophy major empowered my career & life.