Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

The job abandoned by Jay Hartzell last week requires withstanding pressure from the highest offices in the state and ...

Jay Hartzell’s planned move from the UT Austin presidency to Southern Methodist demands attention from all who care about ...

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

Southern Methodist University told Texas Supreme Court justices Wednesday it's controlled solely by its board of trustees, ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on if SMU can split from the United Methodist Church after the board of trustees voted to leave the church in 2019 following the church's refusal to recognize ...

Amid this mass exodus, the UMC is now trying to regain control over one of its largest remaining assets: Southern Methodist University. The UMC and the 12,000-student private research university ...

After five years leading his alma mater, University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving June 1 to become the next president of Southern Methodist University, a private higher education ...

DALLAS – Southern Methodist University has named a new president. Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of Texas at Austin, will assume the title effective June 1 after a unanimous ...