Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It?
The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, heads to the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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SMU Wants to Separate From the Church but Keep the ‘Methodist’
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in an ongoing legal saga between the United Methodist Church and ...
SMU’s Johns Finds Strength in Relationships, Horses During Winding Medical Journey
The fifth-year student’s path through college has been a rollercoaster ride, but the former Mustang captain is grateful for ...
SMU and UT: A look at how the two Texas schools compare
Jay Hartzell will lead a vastly different campus environment at Southern Methodist University after leaving the University of ...
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit between the 12,000-student private university in ...
SMU's next president is coming from another Texas university just down I-35
DALLAS — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will become SMU’s next president. SMU’s Board of Trustees approved ...
SMU names UT's Jay Hartzell as next university president
After five academic years as the president of the University of Texas, Jay Hartzell is stepping down to become the next ...
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University of Texas President Jay Hartzell Takes Same Post at SMU
Plus: Gary Kelly named to the Dallas Fed's board, Coury Hospitality finds new president, Applied Digital taps next COO, and ...
Duke’s Scheyer says watching SMU game from afar due to illness was ‘bizarre, bizarre experience’
Duke coach Jon Scheyer says he’s feeling better from an illness that kept him from coaching the Blue Devils’ weekend win at ...
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SMU uses explosive first half to rout Georgia Tech
Chuck Harris scored a game-high 21 points, helping lead SMU to a 93-71 rout of visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic ...
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Virginia Hosts SMU Late Wednesday Night
Virginia (8-8, 1-4 ACC) hosts SMU (12-4, 3-2 ACC) in ACC action on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set ...
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019. A sign at one of the entrances to the Southern Methodist ...