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A Future Full of Promise

Southwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.

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Prioritizing Mental Health Services

The Counseling Center seeks to eliminate the stigma surrounding assistance for mental health.

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Southwestern Provides Scholarships for Students in Mexico

Southwestern University has partnered with Grupo Salinas and Centro Richard B. Salinas Pliego to create two new scholarships for high school students in Mexico.

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Devised Theatre Performance in Scotland

A group of Southwestern students took their devised theater play, The G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Photo Gallery: Fall Break at Captain’s Camp

A group of students spent their Fall Break at Captain’s Camp.

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Sights and Sounds of SUnity Day: Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, the entire SU community came together to build community during  SUnity Day.

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U.S. News: Rising Southwestern Noted for Social Mobility Excellence

Southwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.

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Watch: Sprog 2022

Check out the sights of Sprog 2022

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A Safe Space to Be

The Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Support Group offers a safe space for students to share and explore their gender identity.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX at Southwestern

Fifty years ago, Title IX was signed into law. The landmark legislation transformed women’s athletics. We look back at our history and pioneers as we continue to strive for equity in all we do.

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Southwestern University Closes the Class of 2026

The University received a record 5,557 applications for 420 first-year spots.

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Two Seniors Receive Fulbright Awards for 2022–2023

Catherine Hiebel ’22 and Melina Boutris ’22 will teach English in Spain and Austria, respectively.

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A Future Full of Promise

Southwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.

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Men’s Soccer Team Assists with Campus Cleanup After Winter Ice Storm

Head Men’s Soccer Coach, Dustin Norman, reached out to Facilities Management after the February 2023 winter ice storm to see how his team could help. 

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Paideia Cohort Creates Connections With One Another and the Georgetown Community

The Paideia Connections class that wrapped in the fall of 2022 explored engaging topics and planted a community garden.

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Southwestern Presents the 2023 Brown Symposium

Scholars and artists will explore Radical Imagination at Southwestern’s Brown Symposium.

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SOAR Summit 2023

Check out the highlights from this year’s SOAR Summit.

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Prioritizing Mental Health Services

The Counseling Center seeks to eliminate the stigma surrounding assistance for mental health.

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Devised Theatre Performance in Scotland

A group of Southwestern students took their devised theater play, The G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

more information
Photo Gallery: Fall Break at Captain’s Camp

A group of students spent their Fall Break at Captain’s Camp.

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Southwestern Joins International Slavery Study Consortium

Through the Southwestern Racial History Project, faculty and students are sharing their knowledge and expertise with colleagues through the Universities Studying Slavery consortium.

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Sights and Sounds of SUnity Day: Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, the entire SU community came together to build community during  SUnity Day.

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U.S. News: Rising Southwestern Noted for Social Mobility Excellence

Southwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.

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Watch: Sprog 2022

Check out the sights of Sprog 2022

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A Future Full of Promise

Southwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.

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Photo Gallery: Fall Break at Captain’s Camp

A group of students spent their Fall Break at Captain’s Camp.

more information
U.S. News: Rising Southwestern Noted for Social Mobility Excellence

Southwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.

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Ken Ralph Named Athletic Director at Southwestern University

A recognized leader in building successful athletics programs, Ken Ralph will join Southwestern University as athletic director effective Sept. 15.

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Watch: Sprog 2022

Check out the sights of Sprog 2022

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Southwestern University Closes the Class of 2026

The University received a record 5,557 applications for 420 first-year spots.

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Watch: Highlights from Commencement Convocation 2022

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Southwestern University Named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review

SU is one of 209 schools chosen for this list.

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Southwestern University Announces Cassandra M. McZeal ’92 as 2022 Commencement Speaker

The applied mathematician and Southwestern alumna will address the graduating class.

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SU has Earned 2021 Distinction Through the Tree Campus Higher Education Program for the Fifth Year in a Row

Southwestern University shows a dedication to including green spaces on campus as they have proven to benefit students.

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Sights and Sounds of SUnity Day

Feb. 23, the entire SU community came together to build community during the inaugural SUnity Day.

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Anonymous Match Spurs $1.6 Million Growth in 25 Endowments

This initiative was announced in October 2021 as part of a $1 million commitment from an anonymous donor in honor of their mother, a lifelong educator, in order to allow more Southwestern students to benefit from high impact experiences as outlined in the Tactical Plan.

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A Future Full of Promise

Southwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.

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Men’s Soccer Team Assists with Campus Cleanup After Winter Ice Storm

Head Men’s Soccer Coach, Dustin Norman, reached out to Facilities Management after the February 2023 winter ice storm to see how his team could help. 

more information
Paideia Cohort Creates Connections With One Another and the Georgetown Community

The Paideia Connections class that wrapped in the fall of 2022 explored engaging topics and planted a community garden.

more information
Southwestern Presents the 2023 Brown Symposium

Scholars and artists will explore Radical Imagination at Southwestern’s Brown Symposium.

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Honoring Southwestern’s Exemplary Faculty and Staff for Their Service

SU celebrates five campus community members with the 2022 Mundy Awards and recognizes those who have achieved milestone anniversaries with the University.

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SOAR Summit 2023

Check out the highlights from this year’s SOAR Summit.

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Southwestern Provides Scholarships for Students in Mexico

Southwestern University has partnered with Grupo Salinas and Centro Richard B. Salinas Pliego to create two new scholarships for high school students in Mexico.

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Meet Our World-Class Faculty: Gabriel Peña

A conversation with new Assistant Professor of Theatre Gabriel Peña.

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Southwestern Joins International Slavery Study Consortium

Through the Southwestern Racial History Project, faculty and students are sharing their knowledge and expertise with colleagues through the Universities Studying Slavery consortium.

more information
Sights and Sounds of SUnity Day: Sept. 13, 2022

Sept. 13, the entire SU community came together to build community during  SUnity Day.

more information
U.S. News: Rising Southwestern Noted for Social Mobility Excellence

Southwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.

more information
Ken Ralph Named Athletic Director at Southwestern University

A recognized leader in building successful athletics programs, Ken Ralph will join Southwestern University as athletic director effective Sept. 15.

more information
A Future Full of Promise

Southwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.

more information
U.S. News: Rising Southwestern Noted for Social Mobility Excellence

Southwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.

more information
Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX at Southwestern

Fifty years ago, Title IX was signed into law. The landmark legislation transformed women’s athletics. We look back at our history and pioneers as we continue to strive for equity in all we do.

more information
Third Southwestern Graduate Receives 2022–2023 Fulbright Award

Emma Astad ’21 will teach English in Galicia, Spain.

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Southwestern University Closes the Class of 2026

The University received a record 5,557 applications for 420 first-year spots.

more information
Two Seniors Receive Fulbright Awards for 2022–2023

Catherine Hiebel ’22 and Melina Boutris ’22 will teach English in Spain and Austria, respectively.

more information
Watch: Highlights from Commencement Convocation 2022

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G.H.O.S.T. Unit Takes Theater to New Dimensions at Southwestern

What happens when you start a devised theater project with three Southwestern University students and the Anton Checkov play, The Cherry Orchard? You end up with a nationally recognized production called G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event.

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Southwestern University Named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review

SU is one of 209 schools chosen for this list.

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Southwestern University Receives STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements

STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.

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A Well-Fed Life

Tracie Shelton ’91 turns her passion for lifelong learning into lifelong success.

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Cuts & Crawfish with the Dumes Brothers

Jahmaal and Jermaine Dumes ’17 give us an inside look into their time at SU and their new business, Down South Cajjun Eats!

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