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By Opening His Heart, an SMU Grad Hopes to Open Your Mind

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 1 Comment arts, Caged Birds, Christian Menace, film, filmmaking, Fred Leach, Kamil McFadden, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni

Growing up Black in the Texas suburbs, Fred Leach felt the effects of magnified stereotypes, social isolation, marginalization, and unconscious biases.
(Read time: 3.9 minutes)

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SMU Looks to Future With $1.5B Campaign

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments fundraiser, fundraising, GIVINGPEOPLE, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, SMU Mustangs, Southern Methodist University

To re-imagine the role of education and SMU itself in an era of rapid change, the university has launched a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign focused on opportunities created through scholarships, meaningful research and teaching, and its North Texas community.
(Read time: 3.9 minutes)

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‘I Love Expressing Myself This Way’

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments art, arthur anguiano, arts, Arts of Oppression, dallas nonprofit, FP, human rights, Life, Miles of Freedom, Park Cities, preston hollow, Richard Miles, SMU, SMU Pollock Gallery, Southern Methodist University

Jerzy Kosinski once said, “The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.”
(Read time: 4.5 minutes)

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Kevin Lee’s Forbidden Phrases: ‘I can’t’ and ‘I don’t know’

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments inspiration, Kevin Lee, Law, Park Cities, Paul Quinn College, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, SMU Dedman School of Law, SMU school of law, Southern Methodist University, Tamara Williams

Kevin Lee’s journey has taken him from homelessness after a snowstorm while a teenager in Pittsburgh to studying at SMU’s Dedman School of Law.
(Read time: 4.8 minutes)

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Park Cities Coaching Finds Niche With Aspiring Athletes

October 15, 2021October 19, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Carter Clements, Coaching, Community, Michael Salerno, Park Cities, Park Cities Coaching, Park Cities People, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, PRN, SMU, SMU alumni, Sports, Young Athletes

As much as Carter Clements enjoyed competing in soccer, tennis, or track as a teenager in Virginia, he had the heart of a coach.
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Happenings on the Hill

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Central Expressway, Collin Yarbrough, deep ellum, FP, Happenings on the Hill, holiday happenings, infrastructure, Loch Ness monster, Louis Jacobs, Michael J. Polcyn, Shuler Museum of Paleontology, SMU, SMU Engineering, SMU Shuler Museum, Southern Methodist University

At a university known for its Mustangs (or Ponies), SMU researchers sure love their dinosaurs.
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Happenings on the Hill

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Austin Hickle, College Health Alliance of Texas, FP, Gabrielle Gard, Happenings on the Hill, Hegi Family, Jan and Fred Hegi, Park Cities, r. gerald turner, Scholarships, schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University

Austin Hickle had something of an epiphany last summer: If college campuses were going to return successfully to on-campus learning in fall 2020, student engagement would be crucial to compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

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American Family Goes to the Dogs, Cats

September 13, 2021September 14, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Andrea Laurent-Simpson, Book Shelf, books, Bookshelf, cats, dogs, FP, Just Like Family, New York University Press, Park Cities, pets, preston hollow, SMU, SMU author, Southern Methodist University

Do you sign your pets’ names on your holiday card? Have you ever sent your dog to daycare? Do you regularly shop for cat or dog toys? Welcome to a new breed of American family.
(Read time: 4.1 minutes)