SMU in the News

Following are highlights of stories about SMU or stories that relied on the expertise of SMU faculty and others. The links are not maintained by SMU but were working when they posted here.

News

ABC DFW

• Chrystyna Kouros, Dedman, how to be the best parent to college students (No link available)

The Catalyst

• Eric Bing, Simmons, using creativity and new approaches to deliver healthcare in Africa

CBS DFW

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, some bathroom bill supporters say it’s dead in Texas House
• Cal Jillson, Dedman, Young Democrats of America convene in Dallas for convention

Community Impact Newspapers

• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, proposal to reduce U.S. immigration would hurt Texas economy

Dallas Innovates

• Louis Jacobs, Dedman, paleontologists name a new dinosaur after their professor/mentor

D Magazine

• Chuck Dannis, Cox, commentary, how walkability affects real estate value

Dallas Business University

• SMU ranks No. 21 in Texas for average student loan debt according to LendEDU annual student loan debt report

Dallas Morning News

• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, Collin and Denton counties hold top two spots in U.S. based on five-year economic forecast
• SMU included in an editorial about how the Big Tex urban farm can help South Dallas
• SMU to again allow lawn displays on Dallas Hall lawn
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Energy Wire

• Bruce Bullock, Cox, speculates on PUC's decision about Oncor's future

The Hill

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, Obama to take a behind-the-scenes political role beginning this fall

Houston Chronicle

• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, raising taxes on oil and gas industry counterproductive for U.S. energy independence
• Cal Jillson, Dedman, bathroom bill defeated but could be revived

KERA

• SMU's Ignite Arts/Dallas initiative mentioned in a brief about the play Deferred Action going on tour
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• SMU among 11 chapters of Dream Outside the Box, non-profit that encourages at-risk children toward higher education
• SMU, Simmons, among XPrize semifinalists, Dallas is the testing ground for the new anti-illiteracy apps contest

KHOU

• SMU mentioned in a story about the North Texas nonprofit Honor Courage Commitment Inc., which trains veterans to start businesses

San Antonio Express-News

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, former San Antonio mayor Julián Castro forms new political action committee

Star-Telegram

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke concerned about a war with North Korea

Texas Monthly

• SMU students believe moving 9/11 memorial restricts freedom of speech

Tulane University News

• Nick Tsarevsky, Dedman, slated to be a guest lecturer this term at Tulane’s archaeological sciences course

The Var Guy

• Darryl Dickson-Carr, Dedman, liberal arts majors have skills that suit the tech world

WBAP

• SMU student 9/11 memorial dispute, a political action committee ran paid ads

Students

• SMU student Kimberley Strelke writes about brand loyalty among millennials

Alums

• SMU alumna Allison Hoeltzel mini-profiled as a luxury handbag designer
• SMU alumna Brittany Merrill Underwood receives the 2017 Champion of Human Rights Award from Dallas’ Mosaic Family Services
• SMU alumnus William Noble renovates his premier jewelry showroom
• SMU alumna Gbemi Maiyegun, profiled by Poets and Quants as a 2017 MBA to watch

Compiled by Cherri Gann ’15
Coordinator, SMU News & Communications | Office of Public Affairs
214-768-7657 | cgann@smu.edu
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