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Service set for SMU’s Fred Wendorf, professor emeritus of anthropology

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: August 6, 2015 A memorial service for Denver Fred Wendorf Jr. will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Perkins Chapel on the Southern Methodist University campus. A reception will follow at Kirby Parlor. Wendorf, SMU professor emeritus of anthropology, died July 15 in Dallas. His service was delayed […]

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Department of English Professor emeritus C.W. Smith. writes about a trip across Europe in his latest book

‘Throttled Peacock’ offers wry observations on European vacation and marriage New travelogue by SMU Professor emeritus C.W. Smith DALLAS (SMU) — Two Americans traveling Europe on the cheap with a packet of chili powder in their suitcase – what’s the worst that could go wrong? Turns out, quite a lot. A Throttled Peacock: Observations on […]

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Seven Dedman College professors receive emeritus status in 2014-15

Congratulations to the following professors who received emeritus status in 2014-2015. The professors, and their dates of service:   Christine Buchanan, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, 1977-2015     Bradley Kent Carter, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, 1970-2015     Anthony Cortese, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, […]

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Fred Wendorf, Dedman emeritus, early Egyptian skeletons on display at the British Museum

Skeletons of war dead from 11,000 BC go on show at the British Museum The remains, displaying breaks and slash marks of violent death, were found in a cemetery on the banks of the Nile river. READ MORE

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Marsh Terry, Dedman College emeritus, writes about colleague emeritus Lon Tinkle as perfect match for Texas literature

From the 1940s through the 1970s, Lon Tinkle was a brilliant presence in the Texas Institute of Letters as well as on the Texas and Southwestern literary scene. It’s no stretch to say the national literary scene, too. READ MORE HERE