Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center awards first research grants to shape economic, migration policies
The Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center at SMU has awarded grants to four scholars for research on the Texas-Mexico relationship.
Joint Study on Gender Disparity in Art Museum Directorships Shows Gap Persists Despite Gains
While incremental gains were observed, a new study shows that women still hold fewer than 50 percent of directorships, earn less than male counterparts, and typically lead institutions with smaller budgets.
Science Magazine: Research identifies keys to managing scientists, engineers
Science Magazine covered the research of provost and vice president for academic affairs Steven Currall, also professor of management and organization at SMU's Cox School of Business, a co-author on research about how leaders can manage innovators to retain them in their organization. Study co-authors include Sara Perry, assistant professor of management in Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, and Emily Hunter, associate professor of management at Hankamer.
Six new cities added to the Top 20 lists of arts-vibrant cities in the U.S. — data-driven assessment ranks cities by arts and cultural assets
SMU’s National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) today released its second annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which ranks more than 900 communities across the country, examining the level of supply, demand, and government support for the arts in each city.
This year, the report features six new communities, with three states – Hawaii, Oregon and Texas – appearing in the index for the first time. NCAR provides rank scores on all measures for every U.S. county on its interactive heat map.
Charity, social justice and earth-friendly activism replace big houses, diamond rings and ostentatious living for status seekers
Keeping up with the Joneses has taken on a whole new meaning, according to new research by a professor in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Rich people traditionally flaunted their wealth with ostentatious living, designer clothing, big houses, fast cars and grand parties. But times have changed says Ryan Murphy, [...]
Data-driven assessment ranks U.S. Metropolitan Areas by arts and cultural assets
NCAR, SMU’s National Center for Arts Research, today released its first annual Arts Vibrancy Index.
The index ranks more than 900 communities across the country. Vibrancy is measured as the level of supply, demand and government support for arts and culture on a per capita basis. The report highlights the top 20 large markets and top 20 medium and small markets. NCAR provides rank scores on all measures for every U.S. county on the interactive heat map.
Conventional vs. modern: Repertoire drives opera house identity, market share
In new research, Cox School's Bo Kyung Kim explores the options for opera companies competing for position.
Paradoxically, the authors find, to create space for unconventional repertoire choices it may be necessary to make yet more conventional choices.
The New York Times: Study Finds a Gender Gap at the Top Museums
Reporter Hilarie M. Sheets with The New York Times has covered the research of Ann Marie Gan, an SMU student in the MA/MBA in Arts Management in the Cox School of Business and Meadows School of the Arts.
Gan authored the study with Zannie Giraud Voss, director of the National Center for Arts Research, NCAR, at Southern Methodist University, and Christine Anagnos, executive director of the Association of Art Museum Directors, AAMD.
Women have made strides for equality in society, but gender gap still exists in art museum directorships
The Association of Art Museum Directors and the National Center for Arts Research at Southern Methodist University have released findings from a research study designed to understand the gender gap in art museum directorships and to explore potential factors to help the association's member institutions advance toward greater gender equality.