Jay Hartzell, president of the University of Texas at Austin, has been named president of Southern Methodist University ... community partnerships at the Johns Hopkins University, has been ...

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

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

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

The University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell announced he would be leaving his position and taking a new role as ...

Southern Methodist University and United Methodist Church have been in a legal battle over the university's authority since 2019. In a bid to sever ties with the United Methodist Church ...

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 ...

Amid this mass exodus, the UMC is now trying to regain control over one of its largest remaining assets: Southern Methodist University. The UMC and the 12,000-student private research university ...

UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has accepted a new job as president of Southern Methodist University starting this summer.

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 ...