Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

After five years leading his alma mater, University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving June 1 to become the next ...

The SMU Police Department presented the prestigious “Citizens Commendation Award” to SMU doctoral student Magdeline Pike in ...

The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.

More than half of undergraduates come from outside Texas, according to its campus profile. Nearly 70% of first-year students use scholarships or grants to pay for school. SMU – unlike UT – is a ...

Jay Hartzell will lead a vastly different campus environment at Southern Methodist University after leaving the University of ...

The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case over church control of Southern Methodist University (SMU) regarding a dispute with ...

(CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist ...

The case stems from a lawsuit the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, which runs the church’s ...

University of Texas Austin President Jay Hartzell is leaving his position to become the next president of Southern Methodist University. He begin that position on June 1.

Those conversations culminated Tuesday, when the SMU Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Hartzell the university’s ...

Hartzell’s formal installation as president of SMU is tentatively scheduled for next fall. It was immediately unclear who will lead UT-Austin in the meantime.