International college applicants turn away from the U.S.

2019/04/29 at 12:22 PM - Corey Obot

U.S. Universities including SMU are seeing the lowest numbers of international applicants in 12 years and are now scrambling to reverse this trend. More »

Former NFL player Colin Allred unseats Pete Sessions after two decades in Congress

2018/11/07 at 9:52 AM - Corey Obot

Republican Pete Sessions has been unseated by Democrat Colin Allred. More »

Impending changes to SMU’s University Curriculum

2018/10/19 at 11:18 AM - Corey Obot

Faculty will vote on proposed changes to the University Curriculum. More »

Jim Moroney is not ‘an enemy of the people’

2018/10/03 at 1:04 PM - Corey Obot

Jim Moroney, retired publisher of The Dallas Morning News, spoke of public mistrust in the media at the 19th annual Sammons Media Ethics Lecture. More »

Tempers flare at first Ted Cruz-Beto O’Rourke debate

2018/09/22 at 1:26 AM - Corey Obot

Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke clash on policy issues at the first U.S. Senate debate. More »

Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke will face off at SMU September 21

2018/09/14 at 5:29 PM - Corey Obot

Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke's first Friday debate will take place at SMU. More »

SMU remembers 9/11

2018/09/12 at 12:23 PM - Corey Obot

On Tuesday 2,977 flags stood defiantly on Dallas Hall lawn and a community memorial service took place to honor the men and women we lost 17 years ago in the September 11th terror attacks. More »

Equal Means Equal: the state of women’s rights in America

2018/04/03 at 12:58 PM - Corey Obot

On Thursday night a crowd of about 100 people gathered at SMU to watch a screening of the documentary film Equal Means Equal which was followed by a panel discussion addressing the challenges that women continue to face in the United States today and the renew... More »

Investigative reporter Charlotte Huffman brings you closer to the truth

2018/03/26 at 10:22 AM - Corey Obot

Charlotte Huffman is an SMU alumna whose investigative reporting is making an impact in Dallas; her stories are catching the attention of elected officials and changing laws. Huffman does not just want to tell you what happened, she wants to tell you why it ha... More »

Nuclear strike orders: when and why to disobey them

2018/02/13 at 11:33 PM - Corey Obot

Anthony J. Colangelo, Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, presented his latest research paper “The Duty to Disobey Illegal Nuclear Strike Orders” Monday as a part of the Tower Scholars Program. About 40 people gathered to hear Colangelo’s talk and pa... More »