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With campuses in Dallas, Texas and Taos, New Mexico, SMU offers students compelling campus experiences.

SMU is a private university with over 12,000 students near the center of Dallas with a mission to expand knowledge through academic excellence and hands-on research. Our distinguished history, our vibrant region and our outstanding alumni all position SMU to play an increasingly important role in our community and world. In addition, our small student-to-faculty ratio, diverse student body, well-established athletics, dynamic campus life, and strong undergraduate, graduate and professional programs have led to our continuing rise in national rankings. SMU focuses on academic excellence in each of its seven schools: humanities and sciences; business; the performing, visual, and communication arts; engineering; education and human development; law and theology. And our world-class faculty is comprised of professors who are some of the foremost experts and innovators in their fields.

10/15/2026

Mustangs, what's your good news?

10/14/2026

Building a balanced meal on campus can be easier than you think!

For today's Wellness Wednesday, SMU’s Director of Health and Wellness heads to Umphrey Lee Dining Hall to show students how to put together a balanced plate with dining hall options.

Stay tuned for more Wellness Wednesday tips!

10/13/2026

Babies do not have to be holding a screen for media to shape their environment.

New research from SMU psychology professor Sarah Kucker, in collaboration with UCLA, examines how background TVs, phones and other media may interrupt the everyday interactions that help support early language development for young children.

The study offers a new way to think about screen time, not just as something children use, but as something happening around them.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4hWbCAZ

Whether you’re staying close or heading home, have a restful fall break, Mustangs! See you Wednesday! 🍂
10/12/2026

Whether you’re staying close or heading home, have a restful fall break, Mustangs! See you Wednesday! 🍂

10/08/2026

Did you see the Hilltop on ? 👀

Season 3 of Lioness brought production to SMU, turning parts of campus into a TV set for Paramount+. Impactful film and television work is happening right here in North Texas, giving the next generation of creatives more reasons to build their careers here.

We had the pleasure of welcoming Anne Applebaum, George Will and Fareed Zakaria to the Hilltop for the opening night of ...
10/07/2026

We had the pleasure of welcoming Anne Applebaum, George Will and Fareed Zakaria to the Hilltop for the opening night of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series! 🎤

Historian and journalist Applebaum and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Will joined moderator Zakaria for a conversation on politics, history and the forces shaping our changing world.

Thank you, Anne, George and Fareed, for kicking off a new season of thoughtful conversations at SMU!

A documentary supported by SMU English's Narrative Now initiative is earning national recognition! "Stalin Boys" won the...
10/06/2026

A documentary supported by SMU English's Narrative Now initiative is earning national recognition! "Stalin Boys" won the Documentary Short Grand Prize at Indy Shorts, an Academy Award-qualifying win. It also took the Audience Award and Special Jury Award at SXSW and the Children's Resilience Award for Short Documentary at Sheffield DocFest, and it is now featured as a New York Times Op-Doc. Narrative Now supports filmmakers telling ambitious stories, and this is what that support can look like.

10/02/2026

By the way... these are all acceptable answers 😅 🐎

SMU Teaching Professor of French Paola Buckley has received France’s prestigious Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her wo...
10/01/2026

SMU Teaching Professor of French Paola Buckley has received France’s prestigious Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her work advancing French language education and Francophone culture. 🇫🇷

From expanding French for the professions to creating internship and work-integrated learning opportunities and strengthening exchanges abroad, Professor Buckley is opening doors for students through the study of French.

Congratulations, Professor Buckley! 💙🤍❤️

As two of the first Zeff-Friedman fashion media interns, Nicole Kleinknecht '27 and Sophia Knobbe '27 spent the summer l...
10/01/2026

As two of the first Zeff-Friedman fashion media interns, Nicole Kleinknecht '27 and Sophia Knobbe '27 spent the summer living out childhood dreams in New York City. Nicole interned at the Lela Rose headquarters, helping designers prepare for the fall 2026 launch. Sophia interned at Savi Public Relations, where she researched media contacts and planned a mock client event from concept to final details.

Read more about their internship experience: https://bit.ly/46RypZV

SMU Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences professor and historian Ariel Ron has received the 2026 Macarthur Fellowsh...
09/30/2026

SMU Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences professor and historian Ariel Ron has received the 2026 Macarthur Fellowship — one of the most prestigious international honors, recognizing exceptional creativity and accomplishment!

One of just 20 recipients, Ron receives the $800,000 “genius grant” for his research on 19th-century U.S. politics, agriculture and economic development.

Congratulations, Ariel!!

SMU Dedman College historian Ariel Ron, Glenn M. Linden Associate Professor of the U.S. Civil War Era and director of th...
09/29/2026

SMU Dedman College historian Ariel Ron, Glenn M. Linden Associate Professor of the U.S. Civil War Era and director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, has received the 2026 MacArthur Fellowship — an internationally distinguished award and one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing exceptional creativity and accomplishment!

Ron is one of just 20 people nationwide selected for this year’s fellowship. Each recipient receives $800,000 in unrestricted support to pursue their work.

His research on 19th-century U.S. politics, agriculture and economic development is offering new perspectives on the forces that shaped American history — bringing national recognition to the impact of his scholarship.

“Ariel’s scholarship is a wonderful example of what ambitious research can do: take something we think we understand and help us see it in an entirely new way,” Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel Mersey said. “By examining agriculture as a force that shaped American politics, economic development and government institutions, he is bringing new perspective to some of the most consequential periods in our nation’s history. This recognition is richly deserved.”

Congratulations, Ariel! 💙❤️

09/29/2026

We asked SMU parents what made them say yes to SMU and what they love about it now. ❤️💙

Hear it from the people who know our Mustangs best. 🐎

Big ideas, real opportunities. 💡🐎Congratulations to the student entrepreneurs recognized at the 2026 SMU Big iDeas Busin...
09/28/2026

Big ideas, real opportunities. 💡🐎

Congratulations to the student entrepreneurs recognized at the 2026 SMU Big iDeas Business Plan Competition! Through SMU Big iDeas, students have the opportunity to turn innovative concepts into action, developing their entrepreneurial skills while competing for funding to help bring their ventures to life.

We’re proud to celebrate this year’s winners and the creativity, ambition and hard work they brought to the competition.

🏆 CJ Sanitation - Jonah Swann '27, Finance and Computer Science double major
🏆 ConstructZen - Nipun Yarlagadda '28, Economics major
🏆 Khaya Rewards - Logan Choi '27, Computer Science major
🏆CraftFidgets - Sujit Pai ‘30, Business and Economics, Jonah Macalusco ‘30, Business and Sports Management
🏆ProThread - Amani Ikenye ‘26, Computer Engineering major

Congratulations, Mustangs! 🎉

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