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

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

Students play football on the lawn in front of Dallas Hall on Monday, March 6, 2023, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can ...

At least two Southern Methodist University graduates will perform at Monday's 60th presidential inauguration, upholding an ...

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

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

DALLAS – Southern Methodist University has named a new president. Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of ...

The crux of the issue is who controls the university—its Board of Trustees or the church—following the university’s 2019 attempt to distance itself. This move occurred as the church adopted stricter ...

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

After five academic years as the president of the University of Texas, Jay Hartzell is stepping down to become the next ...

After spending more than two decades at The University of Texas at Austin, UT President Dr. Jay Hartzell will now serve as ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019. A sign at one of the entrances to the Southern Methodist ...