The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments.

Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist Church ...

DALLAS – Southern Methodist University has named a new president. Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of ...

Jay Hartzell, president of the University of Texas at Austin, has been named president of Southern Methodist University. Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College ...

The crux of the issue is who controls the university—its Board of Trustees or the church—following the university’s 2019 attempt to distance itself. This move occurred as the church adopted stricter ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After spending more than two decades at The University of Texas at Austin, UT President Dr. Jay Hartzell will soon serve as the next president of Southern Methodist University in ...

University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell talks with reporters at a press conference in August 2024. He announced Tuesday he is leaving for Southern Methodist University. University of ...

Hartzell said in an email Tuesday that he accepted an offer to serve as SMU’s next president beginning on June 1, replacing ...

Jay Hartzell will lead a vastly different campus environment at Southern Methodist University after leaving the University of Texas presidency for the top job at the Dallas campus.(Eric Gay ...