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Networking in New York: A look into the life of SMU alumnus Meredith Carey

Daily Campus Originally Posted: April 3, 2018 Meredith Carey graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Spanish. She currently works as the Assistant Digital Editor for Condé Nast Traveler. The streets of New York City buzz with anticipation and a frenzied hurriedness. People crowd the streets and hustle to work. Among […]

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SMU alum lends voice to CNN on World Water Day.

CNN Opinion Originally Posted: March 22, 2018 NFL player: What I saw in Honduras gives me hope for the global clean water crisis By Kelvin Beachum Jr. NFL player Kelvin Beachum Jr. with students from World Vision’s Agua Blanca project and peer-to-peer tutoring program in San Juan, Honduras in 2016. Editors note: “Kelvin Beachum Jr. is […]

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Watch: SMU Alumnus Kelvin Beachum honored his former mentor with a gift a $100,000 dollars to the annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage

SMU News Originally Posted: March 14, 2018 SMU alum Kelvin Beachum honored his former mentor Dennis Simon with a gift of $100,000 to the university to help fund the annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage. The trip has been renamed the Dennis Simon Endowed Civil Rights Pilgrimage as a tribute to the political science professor who guided […]

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West Dallas Teens Road Trip To The Border And Back, Exploring Mexican-American History

KERA Originally Posted: March 13, 2018 KERA story published Tuesday, March 13, 2018 on SMU Graduate History alumna Carla Mendiola. She is teaching high school students chicana/o history. A man dressed in gold and black blows a trumpet shell. A teenage boy beats on a drum. They’re part of a group that performs traditional Aztec dances. […]

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Support Dedman College TODAY: Mustangs Give Back

On March 8, Mustangs around the world—alumni, students, parents, friends, faculty and staff—will come together for Mustangs Give Back, a 24-hour online fundraising event. Support the schools, programs, and causes that are important to you, help them earn matching funds, and foster achievement in research, scholarship, art and athletics. Learn more: http://blog.smu.edu/mustangsgiveback/. Below is a list […]

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NY Jet, Mustang Alum Kelvin Beachum Honors His Faculty Mentor, Leader Of Civil Rights Pilgrimage

SMU News Originally Posted: March 5, 2018 Remembering a civil rights foot soldier Kelvin Beachum plays left tackle for the NYJets, but was playing for the Mustangs when he travelled across the south on the 2011 SMU Civil Rights Pilgrimage. He’s making a $100,000 gift to honor mentor Dennis Simon and ensure that other SMU […]

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Celebrating women in Math; our SMU-Math alumni

Originally Posted: March 6, 2018 In honoring women’s accomplishments in Math and Sciences, several professional organizations are highlighting stories in different venues. The March issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society showcases 27 outstanding mathematicians. On behalf of the SMU Department of Mathematics, I would like to recognize some recent alumni who earned […]

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SMU Tower Scholar is knee-deep in the business of politics as election season heats up

SMU News Originally Posted: February 22, 2018 Junior Zach Miller says he owes Dedman dean, SMU network for important connections SMU junior Zach Miller’s interest in politics played out like it does for many college students his first couple years at SMU – he volunteered for political campaigns and pursued internships. But then, in the […]

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Watch: Are You Ready for Mustangs Give Back on March 8?

SMU Video March 8th is Mustangs Give Back, SMU’s one day giving challenge. You choose what to support! It’s easy, just go to smu.edu/mgb on March 8 and choose a project to support. There are matching gifts and challenges that will double your impact! Circle March 8 on your calendar. Choose, give, then share. Pony […]

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Billion-Dollar Bumble

Forbes Africa Originally Posted: February 5, 2018 hree years after leaving Tinder amid a nasty dispute, Whitney Wolfe Herd is beating her old colleagues at their own game, offering women a dating app that’s designed for them – and entrepreneurs a blueprint on how to succeed in a saturated field. When Whitney Wolfe Herd started […]