Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

The job abandoned by Jay Hartzell last week requires withstanding pressure from the highest offices in the state and ...

Jay Hartzell’s planned move from the UT Austin presidency to Southern Methodist demands attention from all who care about ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on if SMU can split from the United Methodist Church after the board of trustees voted to leave the church in 2019 following the church's refusal to recognize ...

Amid this mass exodus, the UMC is now trying to regain control over one of its largest remaining assets: Southern Methodist University. The UMC and the 12,000-student private research university ...

Southern Methodist University and United Methodist Church have been in a legal battle over the university's authority since 2019. In a bid to sever ties with the United Methodist Church ...

DALLAS – Southern Methodist University has named a new president. Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of Texas at Austin, will assume the title effective June 1 after a unanimous ...

DALLAS – JANUARY 23: A student walks on the Southern Methodist University (SMU) campus January 23, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Brian Harkin/Getty Images) Southern Methodist University in ...

Monday's inauguration will be her seventh. Barrett is one of at least two Southern Methodist University graduates in the prestigious band; trumpeter James McClarty is another SMU grad who’ll be ...