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Get Ready to Be a Mustang

Picture yourself here – moving your life forward and changing the world in ways you’d never imagined. Come visit us to see how you can take advantage of academically rigorous courses and the vast resources throughout Dallas. Schedule your visit today.

The Class of 2016

This month we are sharing some powerful SMU stories from the Class of 2016: tales of engineers, lawyers, teachers, performers, entrepreneurs and students who have overcome incredible personal challenges. Read more about these talented and world-changing students!

Tate Lecture Series

SMU’s Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series has announced the upcoming speakers for the 2016-17 season, including astronaut Scott Kelly, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, actor Alan Alda, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and journalist Tom Brokaw.

Bridwell Library

Now through July 1, SMU’s Bridwell Library showcases the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection, which includes works in the fields of early medicine and science, natural history, religious ceremony and private devotion, and nineteenth-century English and American literature. Learn more.

Campaign Goal Exceeded!

SMU’s Second Century Campaign exceeded its goal, raising more than $1.15 billion for academic and campus initiatives. Discover how SMU has become one of the nation’s leading universities.

SMU Research

SMU research finds an early armored dino from Texas lacked its famous cousin’s clubbed tail for a weapon, but Pawpawsaurus nevertheless had a keen nose for danger. Learn more.

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SMU Making News

Honoring Veterans
Campus treasures honor SMU's student veterans and those lost in the World Wars.

Dinosaur Discovery
An early armored dino from Texas had a nose for danger but could not hear well, SMU researchers find.

Job Search
SMU experts say this year's graduates are entering one of best job market in years.

Four-Ball Champs
SMU teammates Baxter and Buchanan win the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball golf championship.

Exhibits at the Meadows Museum extended

Professor's game takes jab at the Bard

Fox 4: Sizing up the party primaries

KTXA: Using your data to sell to you

SMU benefactor Linda Pitts Custard honored by Spain

Dallas News: Using data to improve teaching

Travel advisory regarding Zika virus

Libraries & Museums

George W. Bush

Campus Events

Keep On Learning
You are invited to the second annual Texas Graduate Liberal Studies Symposium at SMU on June 18.

May 31: Summer Session Begins

June 14: Populism in Europe and Germany

June 18: Graduate Liberal Studies Symposium

June 28 - July 29: Orientation Sessions

Nov. 3-5: Homecoming

More Events & Academic Calendars »

Current Exhibits

Between Paris and Texas: Marie Cronin, Portraitist of the Belle Époque
Through June 5, 2016

Salvador Dalí, Early Surrealist Masterpiece
Through Aug. 7, 2016

Process and Innovation: Carlotta Corpron and Janet Turner
Through Aug. 21, 2016

Highlights from the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection
Through July 1, 2016

Books, Buildings and Benefactors
Through summer 2016

Hilltop Highlights

Year in Review
A look back at this school year's celebrations, announcements and excitement at SMU.

Mustang Minute Videos
SMU co-sponsors the Dallas Mayor’s Summer Reading Club, designed to encourage a love of reading for all ages.

A Challenging Road
Sophomore Diana Cates delivers a heartfelt speech about her road to SMU.

The Fabulous FIRS
SMU’s first generation of Faculty-in-Residence reflects on time among students.

Congrats to the Grads
SMU celebrated students' academic accomplishments at its annual Commencement ceremony May 14.

Prestigious Awards
SMU students have won prestigious national fellowships and awards this year.

Best Tailgating
Why SMU may have the best college football tailgating and mascot in the state.

Health & Safety

Live Responsibly
Important information about sexual misconduct and substance abuse, including a message from President Turner.

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