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A Student’s Push to Make SMU’s Campus Stronger

SMU Tower Center Blog Originally Posted: March 21, 2018 HCM Tower Scholar and Student Body President David Shirzad has dedicated his time at SMU to making the school a better place. He’s been a Peruna handler, a member of the Mob (a group of high-spirited students guaranteed tickets to men’s basketball games), a student representative […]

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Event: March 28, Take History Make History

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Listen: People in jail before trial risk losing jobs kids this SMU student wants to bail them out.

Texas Standard Originally Posted: March 19, 2018     “There’s thousands of people sitting in the Dallas County jail because they can’t pay for bail. And it’s not because they’re a threat to society, it’s not because they are dangerous to themselves or others, it’s because they’re poor.” LISTEN

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Listen: People In Jail Before Trial Risk Losing Jobs, Kids. This SMU Student Wants To Bail Them Out

KERA Originally Posted: March 13, 2018 When people are arrested and can’t afford to bail themselves out, they can sit in jail for days or even weeks awaiting trial. That may cost them their house, job or kids. A 21-year-old SMU student is trying to level the playing field by starting a bail fund of his own. Losing […]

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SMU Dedman College student trying to launch Dallas’ first community bail fund

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: March 14, 2018   Junior Greg Guggenmos is trying to help pay the bails of indigent arrestees/defendants so they don’t have to sit in jail awaiting trial for nonviolent offenses. It is modeled after a similar program in New York, where he traveled to learn more.

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HillTopics: Robots are Coming for Our Jobs. Thank God.

HillTopics Originally Posted: February 21, 2018 I’m a Junior in Dedman College, so people are already asking me those pesky, stereotypical end-of-college questions like “Where do you see yourself in ten years?” and “What are you going to do with an English degree?” and, essentially, “How are you going to get a job and support […]

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Engaged Learning Week, Feb. 6-8

Engaged Learning Week is a three-day event that showcases student scholarship and achievement. It is the venue for Engaged Learning Fellows to present their findings to the campus community. Feb 6-8, 2018 HT Forum Feb 6 – 10 am – 1:30 pm Feb 7 – 10 am – 3:30 pm Feb 8 – 10 am – […]

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Event: Feb. 5, History Majors and Minors: Learn about scholarships

Want to learn more about scholarships that can help you to fund language study or graduate work?  Come to a special session for history majors and minors on the various scholarships available and information about how to apply for them!  Dr. Rachel Ball-Phillips, Senior Program Specialist for Student Awards and Fellowships, will discuss such programs […]

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Mustang Minute: MLK Unity Walk 2018

SMU Video Originally Posted: January 23, 2018 Watch

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Human Rights in Poland (Winter 2017)

SMU Adventures Originally Posted: January 5, 2018 Thirty-five members of the SMU community took a study tour of Holocaust sites in Poland Dec. 18-30. Led by SMU Embrey Human Rights Program Director Rick Halperin, the group visited cities and death camps throughout Poland, where, during World War II, some 5,000,000 people were murdered during the […]