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Six Myths About Choosing a College Major

New York Times Originally Posted: November 3, 2017 Many colleges ask you to choose a major as early as your senior year of high school, on your admissions application. Yet there’s a good chance you’ll change your mind. The Education Department says that about 30 percent of students switch majors at least once. Students get […]

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No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland. New book reflects unique and transformative human rights learning experience

SMU News Originally Posted: October 17, 2017 DALLAS (SMU) – Bearing witness to Poland’s deep physical and emotional scars that linger long after World War II – when the Nazis made the country the epicenter of the Holocaust – is the focus of a new book by SMU’s Embrey Human Rights Program: No Resting Place: […]

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Geology Undergraduate and Post Doc featured in Paleobiology Newsletter

The Fossil Record Current geology undergraduate, Myria Perez (page 4+), and form Post Doc, Dr. Ellen Currano (page 1+) are featured in The Department of Paleobiology Newsletter.         

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Wild About SMU!

SMU News Originally Posted: September 28, 2017 Watch! Recap from SMU Family Weekend.  

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EVENT: Sept. 15, Sociology Lunch and Learn

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William P. Clements Department of History Ranked Top 20 Program ~ College Factual

College Factual Originally Posted: September 13, 2017 Congratulations to Dedman College’s own Department of History. Ranked a top 20 program by College Factual. READ MORE

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Watch: Welcome Back to the Hilltop!

SMU News Originally Posted: August 14, 2017 SMU’s faculty and staff prepared all summer for our students’ return to the Hilltop. Now we only have one week until we kick off the fall semester! From fostering innovation in the classroom to building spirit in the commons, the students bring campus to life. We look forward […]

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Read the latest Jewish Studies Newsletter

READ: 2017 Jewish Studies Newsletter

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“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”

SMU News Originally Posted: July 10, 2017 “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” is this fall’s common reading selection, which every incoming SMU student is expected to read. There will be small-group discussions on the book written by Matthew Desmond. READ MORE  

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Female Change Makers Gather at SMU for Leadership Fostering

Dallas Innovates Originally Posted: June 8, 2017 As a professional football player and member of team USA at the International Federation of American Football Women’s World Championship, Jen Welter won gold medals.  Her paycheck for the season — $12 or $1 per a game. “Your worth is not defined by what anybody would pay you,” said […]