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Meet the newest Mustangs on the Hilltop!

👤 Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah
💼 Dean, @smudedman College of Humanities and Sciences

❓ How do you plan to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between the sciences, social sciences and humanities?
💬 "My role as dean is to amplify our collective strengths, champion interdisciplinary opportunities, and create a space for faculty and students to do their best work. We will continue to carry SMU forward by fostering excellence, collaboration and innovation across our disciplines."

Read more about Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah and our new members at the link in our bio! Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah, Dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, standing in front of the college building. by @smudedman

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Fall break is here! 🍁
Wishing our Hilltop community a safe fall break. by @smudedman

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if you know, you know 👀 #prettylittleliars by @smudedman

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Is our economy a ladder—or a lottery? Join SMU Dedman College on Monday, October 19, for a conversation with economist and author Gary A. Hoover about economic mobility and the social contract.

Reception at 5:15 p.m. in the Dallas Hall Rotunda, followed by the talk and book signing at 6 p.m. in McCord Auditorium.

Register: https://smu360.smu.edu/dedmancollege/rsvp_boot?id=397565&rel=title

#SMUDedman #LadderOrLottery by @smudedman

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SMU Professor of French Paola Buckley has received France’s prestigious Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her work advancing French language education and Francophone culture. 🇫🇷

From expanding French for the professions to creating internship and work-integrated learning opportunities and strengthening exchanges abroad, Paola is opening doors for students through the study of French.

Congratulations, Paola! 💙🤍❤️ by @smudedman

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Ariel Ron, an associate professor of history in Dedman College, has been awarded a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. @MacArthur Foundation.

The fellowship recognizes Ron for his research exploring how Northern agriculture affected economic growth and the expansion of federal power in the 19th-century United States.

“A MacArthur Fellowship is an extraordinary recognition of Ariel’s creativity and the significance of his scholarship,” President Jay Hartzell said. “His work is expanding our understanding of American history in fascinating and important ways, and this honor reflects the caliber of faculty and research that define SMU’s growing impact as a leading research university. We are incredibly proud to have Ariel as part of our community.”

Learn more about Ariel Ron's work at the link: https://lnkd.in/gEzQvd-j

📷 : MacArthur Foundation by @smudedman

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We enjoyed meeting your fam this weekend. Same place, same time next year? #smufamilyweekend taken in SMU- Southern Methodist University by @smudedman

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It was energizing for me and my fellow deans to hear President Jay Hartzell share ‘Mustang Charge: Accelerating SMU to the Forefront’ during his State of the University address and to see the ambitious and inspirational vision taking shape for SMU’s next chapter.

As dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, I am particularly excited about the opportunities ahead to advance transformative teaching in the liberal arts, expand the global impact of our research and scholarship, and to prepare students to become thoughtful, principled leaders.

These priorities are at the heart of what we do in Dedman College. Across the humanities, social sciences, and natural and mathematical sciences, our faculty and students ask important questions, pursue discoveries that deepen our understanding of the world, and bring ideas across disciplines together to address complex societal challenges.

I am grateful to the many members of the SMU community who contributed their ideas and perspectives throughout the strategic planning process. Now comes the exciting work of turning that shared vision into action!

Learn more about Mustang Charge: https://lnkd.in/gXjCDNsp taken in SMU- Southern Methodist University by @smudedman

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The journey starts with a day on the Hilltop🐴⬆️

#SMUSpotlightDay by @smudedman

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Students in Anthropology 3318 - Life in the Ancient Southwest took advantage of the gorg weather and took the classroom outside. ☀️

The class, which explores human ancestry in the Southwest over the past 15,000 years, got hands-on experience with flint knapping - the process ancestral Native Americans used to create stone tools.

Students used obsidian, chert, and deer antler billets (hammers) to learn how to shape stone into cutting and piercing tools.

Sometimes the best way to understand the past is to try your hand at the techniques people used thousands of years ago. 🪨 A person in a black shirt, wearing sunglasses, kneels on the grass in a park, demonstrating a technique with leather to another seated person. A wooden tool and stone are visible on a mat near them. A table with supplies is in the background, and additional people are partially visible in the foreground. by @smudedman

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