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, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.
United Methodist Church should control SMU
Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...
Inside Higher Ed11d
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 ...
Analysis: UT undergoes 8 major leadership changes in year before president resigns
University of Texas President Jay Hartzell's resignation was sudden, but an analysis shows it was just the latest in a string ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education13d
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 ...
Courthouse News Service10d
Southern Methodist University urges Texas Supreme Court to let it split from church
(CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist ...
KERA News10d
SMU challenges authority of Methodist Church in Texas Supreme Court hearing
Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices Wednesday it's controlled solely by its board of trustees, ...
D Magazine13d
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 ...
Texas Monthly10d
Very Well, I Shall Be the President of the University of Texas
The job abandoned by Jay Hartzell last week requires withstanding pressure from the highest offices in the state and ...