SMU in the News

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ABC DFW

• Mike Davis, Cox, what do foreign trade zones mean to North Texas?

Bloomberg Businessweek

• Kumar Venkataraman and Chotibhak "Pab" Jotikasthira, Cox, explain the role of bond managers in a paper about bond market liquidity

Broadway World

• SMU mentioned in a roundup of dancers who benefited recently from the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation scholarship program

Business Insider

• SMU included on the list of books for summer reading

Christian Science Monitor

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, a growing rift in GOP over law and order

D Magazine

• Lauren Smart, Meadows (adjunct)/SMU alumna, featured podcast

Dallas Business Journal

• SMU mentioned in a story about international students beneficial to DFW

Dallas Innovates

• SMU among the finalists in the Literacy XPRIZE Contest

Dallas Morning News

• Mustangs participate in American Conference media day
• SMU Meadows Award mentioned in a Festival of Independent Theatre roundup
• Dale Carpenter, Dedman Law, bathroom bill could lead to lawsuites

Forbes

• George Finney, OIT staff, technology leaders look for 12 traits when hiring

Houston Chronicle

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, Gov. Abbott has collected $41 million for his re-election campaign
• Richard Briesch, Cox, paid ride industry upheaval prompts Houston to hold off on new taxi permits

Houston Public Media

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, Texas Democrats struggle to find candidate to challenge Abbott

Inside Higher Ed

• SMU’s newly tenured professors listed

KERA

• Heather Kankamer, Lyle, junior high and high school students design alarm clocks and burglary systems this summer at SMU’s DIG
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NBC DFW

• Corey Clark, Guildhall, SMU and LIFT team named one of eight semifinalists for $7 million Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE
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New York Times

• Peter Weyand and Andrew Udofa, Simmons, Usain Bolt has asymmetrical stride

Platts

• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, NAFTA renegotiation unlikely to slow energy trade

Society for Human Resource Managment

• Robert Barner, Simmons, Q&A about new book Working Deeply, discusses transformational coaching

USA Today College

• SMU ranks No. 3 among top 10 Texas colleges, Cox & Meadows cited as "top schools" in their disciplines

Alums

• SMU alumnus Josh Deininger on his current work with the Central Oregon School of Ballet
• SMU alumnus Parker Holloway, junior high and high school students design alarm clocks and burglary systems this summer at SMU’s DIG
• SMU alumnus/Trustee Gerald Alley, nicely profiled as CEO of Con-Real LP
• SMU alumna Esther Hirsch nicely profiled for living with chronic disease
• SMU alumnus Alex Cruz nicely profiled as CEO of British Airways

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