A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...

By Ruth Graham The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a battle over whether Southern Methodist University can ... library for the campus in 2008. The school joined the ...

After five years leading his alma mater, University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving June 1 to become the next ...

Dallas Hall on the Southern Methodist University Campus in Dallas, Texas. (Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons) (CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out ...

The Texas Supreme Court is hearing a case over church control of Southern Methodist University (SMU) regarding a dispute with ...

A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern ... with the university couldn’t be severed without church approval. The church founded the university in 1911 ...

A sign at one of the entrances to the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas on Dec. 20, 2022 Credit: Image of Sport/Sipa USA via REUTERS Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month. The Texas Supreme Court is ...

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