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Top 10 Questions You May Not Think to Ask on a College Tour (but Totally Should)
The secret to getting the most out of your campus visit
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Top 10 Questions You May Not Think to Ask on a College Tour (but Totally Should)
The secret to getting the most out of your campus visit
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Dogs Are Man’s Best Friend, but Cats Are a Pirate’s First Mate
Meet Southwestern University’s Cat Partners club and its furry, feline family.
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Holding Her Ground
Sumners Scholar Breely Peterson’s first job out of college? Working as a deputy press secretary for a congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A World Traveler
Fulbright Scholar Brielle Read ’20 has been traveling the world and making a difference since the tender age of 14.
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Norma Clark ’97, P’00 Earns the 2021 Martha Diaz Hurtado College-Town Award
President Laura E. Skandera Trombley presented the Southwestern alum with the honor at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Awards.
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Southwestern Honors Its Dedicated Faculty and Staff
SU recognizes six exemplary staff and faculty members with the 2021 Mundy Awards and honors 35 community members who have achieved milestone anniversaries with the university.
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COVID Creativity and Communication
Southwestern STEM students combine science, art, and community engagement in collaborative SciArt projects.
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Southwestern University Revises Spectator Policy for Home Games
Spectator ban reversed in light of national decrease in COVID-19 positivity rates
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Southwestern University Earns Its Fourth Tree Campus Higher Education® Recognition
The honor is awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation.
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Capstone in the Time of COVID
A Southwestern senior shares their experience tackling the biggest project of their college career in the midst of a global pandemic.
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Southwestern Undergraduate Recognized as 2021–2022 Newman Civic Fellow
Antonio Esparza ’22 is being honored for his commitment to solving public problems.
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Scholarly Perspectives on COVID-19, Part 11: Improvising Theatre in a Pandemic
How is the pandemic shaping the future of theatre performance, production, and playwriting? Associate Professor of Theatre Sergio Costola shares his insights.
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Southwestern University Again Earns Voter-Friendly Campus Designation
SU has been recognized for the third time for supporting civic education and voter participation.
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Of Whales in Research
Physics major Hayden Smith ’20 is studying ocean engineering in hopes of pursuing a career in renewable energy.
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Debunking Your Misconceptions about College
Wondering what college is really like? Get the inside scoop from an SU senior.
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Scholarly Perspectives on COVID-19, Part 10: A Prolonged Intermission
Professor of Music Michael Cooper reflects on the many ways that the pandemic has affected musicologists and other musicians—and the lessons we can learn about the power of art.
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Subverted Expectations: The Truth about College
A graduating senior reflects on what surprised them the most about the college and SU experience.
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Southwestern University Announces Paula Boggs as 2020 and 2021 Commencement Speaker
The corporate executive, lawyer, Army Airborne veteran, philanthropist, and musician will address the University’s 2020 and 2021 graduating classes.
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Generating Art
Sarah Friday ’20 has published original research on art generated by artificial intelligence while double majoring in the seemingly disparate fields of art and computer science.
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2021 Plexuss College Rankings Names Southwestern University #1 in Texas
SU earns the top spot among the top liberal-arts colleges in the state.
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Southwestern University Athletic Events will Continue to Be Held without Spectators
The University’s continued “no spectators” policy reinforces its commitment to keeping the Southwestern community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Beauty of Southwestern
Experience the beauty of Southwestern’s campus through the eyes of one of its students.
