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Spanish professor Rachel Hall wins on popular gameshow, Wheel of Fortune

Daily Campus Originally Posted: October 27, 2016 On Oct. 10 on primetime television, Wheel of Fortune aired at its typical time that has marked its existence for the past 34 years. The winner of that episode was Rachel Hall, SMU Spanish professor. Photo by Rachel Hall Hall’s journey to the game show started in 2012, […]

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Six Dedman College faculty members recommended for tenure and promotion

Congratulations to the faculty members who are newly tenured or have been promoted to full professorships to begin the 2016-17 academic year. Recommended for tenure and promotion to Full Professor: Heather DeShon, Earth Sciences Scott Norris, Mathematics Rubén Sánchez-Godoy, World Languages and Literatures (Spanish) Hervé Tchumkam, World Languages and Literatures (French) Nicolay Tsarevsky, Chemistry Recommended for promotion to Full Professor: Matthew Hornbach, Earth Sciences For the full SMU faculty list READ […]

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SMU alumna Monica Lira Bravo delivered the keynote address at the recent naturalization ceremony where 50 immigrants became U.S. citizens

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: July 2, 2016 It’s a special Fourth of July weekend for 50 people. On Saturday, they took the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. East Dallas resident and immigration lawyer Monica Lira Bravo gave the keynote address. Bravo, the daughter of Mexican immigrants […]

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Dedman College student Diana Cates shares her inspirational story

Sophomore Diana Cates delivered a heartfelt speech about her road to SMU and desire to serve. She was featured during SMU’s Campaign Finale and Founders’ Day Weekend Celebration. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWghwQHU3Fg[/youtube]

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Dedman College alumna Lisa Walters is working for the educational nonprofit Global Citizen Year in Ecuador, where a deadly quake hit

SMU News Originally Posted: April 20, 2016 SMU Aluma in Ecuador and SMU police officer dad grateful for far-reaching support after quake DALLAS (SMU) – Everything Lisa Walters learned from earning recent SMU degrees in human rights and Spanish is being put to the ultimate test in Ecuador. She was about to board a plane back […]

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2016 International Film Festival: April 6-22

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WLL Faculty Accomplishments

Renata Eguez had a chapter entitled “Writing the Riverbanks in El libro flotante de Caytran Dolphin, by Leonardo Valencia” accepted for publication in the edited volume Written in the Water: The Image of the River in Latino/American Literature. The editors, Elizabeth Rivero and Jeanie Murphy, are looking for publishing options. She also had a paper […]

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Five Dedman College professors receive 2015-16 Sam Taylor Fellowships

SMU News Originally Posted: December 18, 2015 Eleven SMU faculty members have received 2015-16 Sam Taylor Fellowships from the Sam Taylor Fellowship Fund of the Division of Higher Education, United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Five of the recipients are Dedman College faculty. The Fellowships, funded by income from a portion of […]

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New lifestyle blog “Ramen & Rosé,” created by undergraduate students with ties to Dedman College’s Department of World Languages & Literatures

SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: December 9, 2015 Meet the SMU trendsetters behind Ramen & Rosé At the Starbucks in Snider Plaza on a sunny Friday afternoon, Chandler Helms arrived first and Jessica Jan came shortly after her. Immediately when the SMU students saw each other, the two fashionistas launched into a conversation about new […]

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Event: Nov. 11 Department of World Languages International Cheese Tasting

Wednesday, November 11 4:30-6:00 PM McIlvaney Lawn (by the Gazebo) Sponsored by SMU French Club, Spanish Club, Russian Club and German For more information contact Paola Buckley : pbuckley@smu.edu