Texas now has 16 schools — including medical centers — reaching the elite R1 Carnegie classification under a revamped system.

The conference, which oversees churches in eight states including Texas, sued the university ... in our name,” Turner told The Dallas Morning News. “And we intend to stay Southern Methodist University ...

A six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University is reaching the Texas Supreme Court ... for control of the private Dallas university persists.

currently president of the much larger University of Texas at Austin, will be Southern Methodist’s next president. Ruth Graham is a national reporter, based in Dallas, covering religion ...

Texas leaders had long lamented that the state lagged far behind others in research schools with only three R1 universities ...

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

SMU athletics director Rick Hart plans to retire this summer, could Texas AD Chris Del Conte follow President Jay Hartzell to ...

A conservative student group at Southern Methodist University is petitioning for concealed carry rights on campus, expressing ...

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court ... ultimate authority for the University.” SMU’s change to its governing documents came amid a split within the United Methodist Church over issues of ...

DALLAS — Several Southern Methodist University tennis players are hard at work preparing for the big competition. That includes a teen who's battling challenges on and off the court. It's a fast-paced ...

In a bid to sever ties with the United Methodist Church, Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices ... Turner told The Dallas Morning News the university was trying to ...