Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of the 1619 Project, Comes to SMU for the Dallas Literary Festival
New York Times staff writer and investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones visits SMU to speak about her 1619 Project.
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As National Racial Tensions Rise, Black SMU Students Feel the Pressure in Their Classrooms
As racial tensions peak across the nation, Black students have suffered through ignorance, confusion and violence on campus and in their classrooms.
Students Hold a Vigil to Honor Breonna Taylor at SMU
Students held a vigil on Friday, Sept. 25 honoring Breonna Taylor’s life in the wake of a grand jury decision’s to not charge the officers that shot and killed her.
Chad Wolf: The SMU Alum Behind Controversial Federal Response to Portland Protests
Chad Wolf graduated from SMU with a B.A. in history in 1998. Now, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, Wolf is at the center of the federal response to racial justice protests in Portland.
President Turner Addresses #BlackAtSMU After Discussions with Black SMU Community Members
After ABS’s list of twelve demands and #BlackatSMU stories on Twitter, Turner outlines changes he plans to make at SMU.
SMU Students Join George Floyd Protests, Push for Change on Campus
Students joined demonstrations in Dallas this weekend to rally against police brutality and racial injustice.
SMU fall semester told through photos
The 2016 fall semester at SMU as told by The Daily Campus Photo Editor.
Black Lives Matter is starting the wrong conversations
These protests do start conversations – but not the ones that protestors were originally hoping to start.
SMU band members and students kneel at SMU vs TCU game
SMU students and band members knelt during the National Anthem at the SMU vs. TCU game.
Main events, controversies of 2015-16 academic year reviewed
The 2015-2016 academic year has been quite the big one for SMU. The biggest fundraising campaign of SMU’s existence was capped off in extravagant style and numerous other developments propelled SMU through quite an interesting year. Here are some of the headlines from this year, and what we have to look forward to in SMU’s next year!