This piece written by Dean Jeffcoat is the introduction to the Fall 2025 Newsletter. Read the full issue to learn more about the topics discussed below. A launchpad for exploration Our fall newsletter theme is “Human-Powered AI.” In reality, all artificial intelligence is human intelligence. The material that generative AI tools draw from is human-created…Continue Reading We’re the hearts and minds driving AI
This piece is featured in the latest edition of The Bridwell Quarterly. Societas Liturgica conference bridges old and new in church music Founded in 1962 by the Dutch Reformed pastor Wiebe Vos, Societas Liturgica has come together and provided an exceptional space for global discussion on the history and evolution of liturgical studies and practice….Continue Reading A tale of two cities: Academic publishing a focus at Paris and Oxford conferences
A musical history of the Hilltop The Pfautsch-Anderson Choral Browing Collection is a non-circulating browsing collection of choral scores that supports the needs of choral and sacred singers, choral conductors, and music arrangers. The collection is comprised of nearly 6,300 music scores donated by two esteemed SMU music professors—professor of voice and choral conducting Lloyd…Continue Reading A hidden collection at Hamon is now discoverable
Pop-up exhibit showcases excellence of Rees-Jones Collection Last week on the Hilltop, Rees-Jones Archivist Christina Wood curated a pop-up exhibit coinciding with the Board of Trustees dinner at Fondren Library. This exhibit celebrated the arrival of the exciting new Rees-Jones Collection as the new library, rising only steps away from the dinner venue, takes shape….Continue Reading Where the frontier was written: Stories in ink and image
SMU Libraries is launching two new, forward-thinking cohort programs designed to help faculty understand, evaluate, and meaningfully integrate AI tools into both research and the classroom. These initiatives respond to one important question: How do we teach, research, and apply integrity in the age of AI? By bringing together faculty and librarians in collaborative, discipline-informed…Continue Reading Innovating together: New SMU Libraries cohorts advance AI-ready teaching and research