SMU won a national title at the International Public Debate Association National Championship at Abilene Christian Unviersity. The tournament was host to 44 universities from 18 states. More than 300 undergraduate students competed at the tournament held April 8-11. More than 1,000 students competed nationwide in tournaments assessed by the IPDA organization since September of 2021. […]
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SMU News Congratulations to all of the SMU students honored at Monday night’s Honors Convocation. The ceremony recognizes new honor society inductees, national fellowships, various distinguished scholarships and internships, school and departmental awards, and graduating University Honors Program students. A list of award recipients can be found here. Watch Ceremony
SMU senior political science and finance major, Ryan Booth of Alamo, California won the International Public Debate Association Championship at the 32nd International Forensics Association tournament held March 15 & 16. The tournament was scheduled originally to be in Mexico City before being moved online one month ago. Booth defeated seven opponents on his way to […]
SMU News Sixteen SMU students representing disciplines and majors from across campus have been named semi-finalists for the Fulbright Scholarship. These applications will be advancing to the final round of selection for the Fulbright Student Program for the 2022-2023 academic year. The FulbrightU.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities to students and young […]
Congratulations to History Ph.D. alumnus Aaron Sanchez! His book Homeland: Ethnic Mexican Belonging since 1900 was awarded the 2022 NACCS (National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies) Tejas Foco Non-fiction Book Award for best book in Tejana/o studies in the nation.
SMU debaters Emma Waite, Eric Ryan, Brandt Vernon, and Ryan Booth won the team championship, varsity championship, and professional championship (February 20, 2022). They finished ahead of dozens of competitors from twenty universities such as Mississippi State University, Abilene Christian University, and Union University. Eric Ryan finished as the #4 speaker overall in junior […]
SMU NEWS Elizabeth G. Loboa, SMU’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Zhong Lu, the Shuler-Foscue Chair in SMU’s Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed by their peers upon the […]
Dedman College News Congratulations to the following Dedman College faculty: Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Award Hervé Tchumkam, Associate Professor of French, Department of World Languages and Literatures President’s Associate Award Alex Lippert, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Golden Mustang Award Gianna Englert, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
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