Author: Mark Norris, News Editor, mnorris@smu.edu

Thomas Tunks was named interim provost Wednesday for the 2006-07 school year. Tunks replaces outgoing Provost Robert Blocker, who surprised university officials with his resignation on Monday. Tunks is currently … Read More

Developer and SMU trustee Ross Perot Jr. will give the commencement address at SMU’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 20. “He is a great role model for SMU graduates as … Read More

SMU’s Cox School of Business was named the nation’s twentieth best business school in rankings released by BusinessWeek magazine on Friday. The list was the first by the publication, who … Read More

Christiane Amanpour led a lively discussion of politics and journalism during Tuesday’s Turner Construction Student Forum. Amanpour is currently CNN’s London-based chief international correspondent. Questions focused on her recent visits … Read More

Juan Enriquez touched on a growing schism between rich and poor and the evolving field of biotechnology during visit to the Hilltop on Tuesday. Enriquez has written books about both … Read More

The chairman of the William J. Clinton Foundation spoke before The Real Estate Council in Dallas Thursday about the impact a presidential library can have. Skip Rutherford was the point … Read More

While SMU students hit the slopes or soaked up the sun over spring break, the school increased its chances in winning the George W. Bush Presidential Library. The 10-city West … Read More

An SMU graduate student was the area’s single fatality from this weekend’s flash flooding. Twenty-three-year-old Xin Du was killed when she was swept away by high waters in Turtle Creek … Read More