Nancy Drew was a teenage sleuth during the Great Depression who drove her own car, solved mysteries, and enjoyed a middle-class lifestyle. Nancy’s adventures were a great escape for young readers, and a huge success for the Stratemeyer Syndicate that created the series to complement the Hardy Boys. Grosset and Dunlap published the first 56…Continue Reading Nancy Drew and friends
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched on the streets of over two dozen states before he was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968. The public execution of a figure known for promoting peace, civil disobedience, race and class equality, shook hearts across the globe. On this MLK Day, as we mourn the loss of a leader martyred in the streets, we also take time to reflect on Dr. King’s life, and on the…Continue Reading Tracing Dr. Martin Luther King’s Impact on SMU and Dallas
Once the cornerstone of many college courses, alongside everything else, AI is making us question the utility of assigning research papers. And like other things, introspection about what and how students should learn now can be useful, time-consuming, and painful. So, what really is the value of students writing a research paper? At its worst,…Continue Reading The research paper is dead. Long live the research paper.
What if every brilliant research idea had a built-in roadmap for success? At SMU Libraries, the Research & Scholarly Initiatives (RSI) team works to make that vision a reality. Every year, they partner with scholars across campus – faculty, graduate students, and emerging researchers – to transform ideas into organized, achievable, and impactful projects. From…Continue Reading Behind the research: How the RSI team powers scholarly success