Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It?
The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, heads to the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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SMU Wants to Separate From the Church but Keep the ‘Methodist’
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in an ongoing legal saga between the United Methodist Church and ...
Gov. Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke ...
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Judge dismisses charges against former UT Austin lecturer arrested after pro-Palestinian protest
A Travis County judge Monday agreed to grant a lawyer's motion to dismiss, which argued prosecutors failed to get an indictment against the former lecturer within the timeframe required by state law.
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Transitions: Dillard U. Interim President to Become Permanent; Southern Methodist U. Names New President
CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College, has been named ...
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University of Texas President Jay Hartzell Takes Same Post at SMU
Plus: Gary Kelly named to the Dallas Fed's board, Coury Hospitality finds new president, Applied Digital taps next COO, and ...
Funding, culture wars in higher education expected to fuel fires in Texas Legislature session
University of Texas President Jay Hartzell's departure drove home the difficulty of advocacy in higher education, faculty ...
SMU has the right leader in Jay Hartzell
The announcement that University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will take the helm left by departing President Gerald Turner ...
What challenges could UT face as it looks to hire its next president?
The UT System’s Board of Regents will discuss the possibility of choosing an interim president at its February meeting.
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UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders
In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an ...
Inside Higher Ed5d
New Presidents or Provosts: Linfield, Colby, Saint Louis, Dickinson State, SMU, Hamline, Denver Seminary, Rockland CC, Indiana U South Bend, TCU
Mark Blegen, who currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wisconsin’s Carroll University, has ...