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In a Dallas Morning News op-ed, ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãPresident Jay Hartzell said the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) is poised to improve our financial system and our ability to flourish
July 17, 2025
Mersey, a digital media expert, visionary academic leader and champion for high-impact research, will join ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãJune 1.
April 07, 2025
The veteran sports administrator was selected following a comprehensive national search and will assume the leadership role.
March 21, 2025
Todd Milbourn, professor of finance at Washington University’s Olin Business School, will lead ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãCox starting June 1st.
March 13, 2025
Bryan P. Stone, a 1992 ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãPh.D. graduate and associate dean for academic affairs at Boston University School of Theology, will be the new dean of SMU’s Perkins School of Theology.
February 06, 2025
Following an extensive national search, the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãBoard of Trustees named Jay Hartzell the 11th ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãpresident, effective June 1, 2025.
January 07, 2025
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah joins ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãfrom Tulane University, where he is senior associate dean of academic affairs and professor of chemistry at its School of Science and Engineering.
December 19, 2024
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