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December 31, 2012
2013 marks the 50th anniversary of King’s famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech -
December 31, 2012
Barbara Boucher Owens is one of six computer science educators selected for a nationwide honor
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December 31, 2012
Office is called the Center for Academic Success and Records -
December 31, 2012
Southwestern professor is at the forefront of new research on Chinese art history -
December 31, 2012
New Upward Bound director comes to Southwestern with a passion for helping students work toward their dreams -
December 31, 2012
Southwestern graduate returns to take on a new role as coordinator of civic engagement -
December 31, 2012
Melina Cantu will spend the spring 2013 semester in Montevideo -
November 30, 2012
Projects include the construction of a low-cost eco-dome and the re-creation of Baroque violin music -
November 30, 2012
Sam Taylor Fellowship program supports faculty members at United Methodist-related colleges in Texas
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November 30, 2012
Student veterans find camaraderie through new organization on campus -
November 30, 2012
Sociology professor Ed Kain is one of the country’s leading experts on the teaching of sociology – and many students have contributed to his research -
November 30, 2012
Alumni associations also offering four other services across the state -
November 30, 2012
Southwestern student is attending an international climate change conference in the Middle East -
November 30, 2012
New professor expands Southwestern’s offerings in communication studies -
November 30, 2012
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November 30, 2012
Students in First-Year Seminar on philanthropy identify a local child care center as the recipient of their grant this year -
November 30, 2012
Rare book given as a faculty retirement gift is coming to Southwestern -
November 30, 2012
Daniel Lieberman is one of the experts in the ‘barefoot running debate’ -
November 30, 2012
Tour includes performances at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome -
November 30, 2012
New members include a parent and several alumni
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October 31, 2012
More than 50 events planned for the weekend -
October 31, 2012
Students also perform well in problem-solving challenge -
October 31, 2012
Four alumni and a professor are honored at Homecoming -
October 31, 2012
Ben Pierce is selected to receive the 2012-2013 Exemplary Teaching Award -
October 31, 2012
María Suárez is the first woman to direct a television series in Mexico -
October 31, 2012
Visit is part of the university’s 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation -
October 31, 2012
Sarah Puffer is recognized for revitalizing the club’s garden program and starting a recycling program -
October 31, 2012
Writing center helps students polish their papers -
October 31, 2012
Art students produce an exhibit in less than 24 hours -
October 31, 2012
Anthropology professor’s research focuses on early Chicana activists in Texas -
October 31, 2012
Senior Kelsey Welden has a passion for helping children with special needs -
October 31, 2012
Southwestern graduate runs a nonprofit he started in Honduras -
October 31, 2012
New First-Year Seminar helps students learn there are alternatives to throwing things away -
October 31, 2012
Grant will be used by NITLE to help liberal arts colleges re-envision their libraries
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October 31, 2012
Southwestern graduate is teaching in Korea while working on her third book -
October 31, 2012
Conference will include workshops, performances and a community forum on affirmative action -
September 30, 2012
Conductor Lois Ferrari is recognized for her work with the Austin Civic Orchestra -
September 30, 2012
Allan Boesak will speak at chapel service and give a public lecture -
September 30, 2012
Conference will feature leading calligraphers from around the world -
September 30, 2012
Students in new First-Year Seminar explore issues related to sexuality -
September 30, 2012
2013 Brown Symposium will try to make an uncomfortable subject easier to talk about -
September 30, 2012
Grant will help fund new textbook on projective geometry and art -
September 30, 2012
Grant will support NITLE initiatives in the humanities
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September 30, 2012
Assistant dean Terri Johnson shares her life story through poetry -
September 30, 2012
World-renowned primatologist and conservationist will speak at Southwestern April 2 -
August 31, 2012
Position serves as the university’s chief budget officer -
August 31, 2012
Colleges That Change Lives helps students find the college that is right for them -
August 31, 2012
Program helps prepare first-generation college students -
August 31, 2012
Award honors employees for exemplary service -
August 31, 2012
New Facebook page enables people to follow a first-year Southwestern student – From 1913 -
August 31, 2012
Trustees are starting a search for Southwestern’s 15th president -
August 31, 2012
English major Steve Baldwin is competing in wheelchair tennis -
August 31, 2012
March 29, 2007, Lois Perkins Chapel
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August 31, 2012
Magazine places Southwestern among the top 100 undergraduate schools in the country and #2 in Texas -
August 31, 2012
Frisque previously worked at Southwestern from 2005-2008 -
July 31, 2012
Southwestern graduate earns national recognition for involving disabled persons in the work of the Utah Conservation Corps -
July 31, 2012
Gifts and new pledges in 2011-2012 total nearly $19 million -
July 31, 2012
New psychology professor incorporates biology into her studies of relationships -
July 31, 2012
Donation to help six veterans with tuition
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July 31, 2012
Internship takes Southwestern student to work for a nonprofit in rural Thailand -
July 31, 2012
Southwestern student gets to see parts of China this summer that few Americans have seen -
July 31, 2012
Southwestern has participated in the initiative since 2009 -
June 30, 2012
SMArT program pairs Southwestern students with elementary school students to learn about the process of discovery -
June 30, 2012
New director hopes to infuse a culture of service throughout the university -
June 30, 2012
Q&A with Jaime Woody -
June 30, 2012
Athletics director Glada Munt reflects on the 40th anniversary of Title IX -
June 30, 2012
Annual award comes with a $1,000 prize -
June 30, 2012
Mike Leese is returning to Tarleton State after serving as Dean of Students since 2003 -
June 30, 2012
Part of a new gift from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education also will fund new baseball locker room -
June 30, 2012
Money funds proposals from 31 faculty members -
June 30, 2012
Trip gives students a chance to see some of the spectacular geography Central Texas has to offer -
June 30, 2012
Students in Professor Romi Burks’ May Term class titled “Writing About Science” were asked to write an op-ed piece on a science topic of their choice. Here is what they came up with. -
June 30, 2012
Senior biology major Patrick Hooper wrote this op-ed piece for the “Writing About Science” class offered in May Term 2012
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June 30, 2012
Senior biology major Tracy Day wrote this op-ed piece for the “Writing About Science” class offered in May Term 2012
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June 30, 2012
Senior biology major Victoria DeLeon wrote this op-ed piece for the “Writing About Science” class offered in May Term 2012
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June 30, 2012
Sophomore independent major Sarah Batres wrote this op-ed piece for the “Writing About Science” class offered in May Term 2012 -
June 30, 2012
Southwestern employees trade work in the garden for fresh produce -
May 31, 2012
Funding will enable students to work on research projects with faculty members in seven different departments -
May 31, 2012
New course helps students learn how to write about science -
May 31, 2012
Funds will be used to revitalize Southwestern’s science education program -
May 31, 2012
2007 graduate is making a name for herself as a filmmaker -
May 31, 2012
Festival will feature films from Argentina, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia and Spain
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May 31, 2012
Shana Bernstein is one of 25 scholars selected to join the program for 2012-2013 -
May 31, 2012
Southwestern graduate helped design Georgetown’s newest upscale restaurant -
May 31, 2012
Southwestern is one of only 11 colleges and universities in Texas that have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa -
May 31, 2012
Award includes a $5,000 prize -
May 31, 2012
Grant is the third Presidential Leadership Grant to go to President Jake B. Schrum -
May 31, 2012
Rory Jones will teach in Germany and Lauren Radell will teach in Austria -
May 31, 2012
Biology professor receives the 2012 Advising Award -
May 31, 2012
Teresa A. Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia, gave the speech below to members of the Class of 2012 as they graduated on May 5, 2012. -
May 31, 2012
Participation in international project is helping the Southwestern library learn more about its oldest books -
April 30, 2012
Mary Grace Neville will spend the year teaching at Ashesi University -
April 30, 2012
Recognition given to deserving students and staff members -
April 30, 2012
Project at Southwestern leads to a career for 2010 graduate -
April 30, 2012
New position will bring together the library and information technology services -
April 30, 2012
Class of 2012 to graduate May 5 -
April 30, 2012
Events include a poetry workshop and lecture on creative writing -
April 30, 2012
Yearly contest determines which schools in each NCAA conference use the most green power -
April 30, 2012
Junior Clayton Tucker will spend part of the summer conducting research on water policy in the Loess Plateau -
April 30, 2012
2001 King Creativity Fund grant recipient Elizabeth Dinn Marsh talks about how she has used her creativity since leaving Southwestern -
April 30, 2012
Grant was one of two awarded nationally by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation -
April 30, 2012
Softball team says goodbye to its first graduating class -
April 30, 2012
Club team enjoys another successful year -
April 30, 2012
1971 graduate is a former pharmaceutical company executive and biotechnology entrepreneur -
April 30, 2012
Southwestern graduate has served on the Board of Trustees for 25 years -
March 31, 2012
Political science professor studies revolutions and Latin American politics -
March 31, 2012
13th annual Student Works Symposium will be held from 5-9 p.m. -
March 31, 2012
New initiative will bring the benefits of the program to all Southwestern students -
March 31, 2012
Junior Colin Berr is chairing a committee to review the city’s charter -
March 31, 2012
Ashley Johnson is the second Southwestern student in three years to be selected for a highly competitive language training program -
March 31, 2012
Annual award includes a cash prize to help students further their artistic goals -
March 31, 2012
Book profiles schools in the Associated Colleges of the South -
March 31, 2012
Event offers the community the opportunity to share in a unique cultural experience -
March 31, 2012
Visser will hold the Herman Brown Chair for the next five years -
March 31, 2012
2001 graduate Megan Bourg Sassin will be honored at the American Chemical Society meeting in March -
February 29, 2012
Spring music festival will bring 10 bands or solo performers to campus -
February 29, 2012
This is the fifth time in the past seven years that a Southwestern sociology major has won the award -
February 29, 2012
Two are recognized for making the most of their fall 2011 study abroad experience in Denmark -
February 29, 2012
Southwestern students help the local Boys & Girls Club revive its gardening program -
February 29, 2012
New class offers students from different majors an opportunity to explore interests in food studies -
February 29, 2012
Southwestern team stands out in international business strategy game -
February 29, 2012
Prestigious scholarships provide $10,000 year to students majoring in political science, history, pre-law or education -
February 29, 2012
Will start Feb. 28 -
February 29, 2012
2009 graduate’s latest adventure is a 342-mile ski crossing of Greenland to raise money for Doctors Without Borders -
February 29, 2012
New software enables Southwestern’s Special Collections to make the text of an 1846 Mexican War diary available to the public -
February 29, 2012
Annual award honors individuals who have connected Georgetown and Southwestern -
February 29, 2012
2007 graduate uses theatre to ask tough questions about social issues and self-identity -
January 31, 2012
Southwestern students giving local children an early introduction to foreign languages -
January 31, 2012
Father John Jenkins will give lecture on civil discourse -
January 31, 2012
Studies being conducted by Southwestern professors and students may help determine whether a local amphibian is placed on the Endangered Species List -
January 31, 2012
Southwestern student spearheads efforts to raise funds for a Methodist university in the Congo -
January 31, 2012
New Director of Intercultural Learning hopes to send more Southwestern students abroad -
January 31, 2012
Students planning March 24 event to strengthen town-gown ties -
January 31, 2012
Scholarships will enable students to study in Japan and Rwanda


