Semester Reflections: Intersectionality in VOSMU Interviews
By Michelle Ma, Class of 2025 Each year, from September 15 to October 15, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in order to remember the histories and contributions of those with Spanish, Latin American or Caribbean ancestry. In 1968, the Johnson...
Diversity during the Covid Pandemic: SMU Multicultural Histories in 2020-2021
This blog post was written by Jonathan Angulo. He is currently a PhD Candidate at SMU’s History Department and an Oral History Project Manager at Voices of SMU. His research focuses on undocumented economies in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley California Borderlands...
Merci Monsieur! (Thank you, Sir!) What I learned from SMU Alum, Marc Patrick
A screenshot from a Voices of SMU Zoom interview between PhD Candidate Camille Davis and SMU Meadows School of the Arts Executive Board Member, Marc Patrick, in December 2020. The interview will be available for viewing at the end of this month. Addendum: At the time...
WFAA Airs Documentary on Jerry LeVias. His Oral History Reveals He Does Not Regret Choosing SMU.
On October 19, 2020 the ABC-affiliated television station in Dallas, WFAA, premiered a mini documentary on Jerry LeVias (SMU, Class of 1969). The SMU alum was the first Black athlete who received a football scholarship to the NCAA’s Southwest Conference. Levias...
Memorializing Santos Rodriguez at SMU
This blog post was written by Jonathan Angulo and with the support of the Dallas Mexican American Historical League(DMAHL). He is currently a PhD Candidate at SMU’s History Department. His research focuses on undocumented economies in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley...
Interviewing Tips and Best Practices
Sriya Reddy is a senior majoring in Journalism, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, and History. She is a Research Assistant for Voices of SMU, Engagement Editor for the Daily Campus, and an intern for The Dallas Morning News When I first joined the Voices of...