Southern Methodist University is a private research university in University Park, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South—now part of the United Methodist Church—in partnership with Dallas civic leaders. However, it is nonsectarian in its teaching a…
Southern Methodist University is a private research university in University Park, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South—now part of the United Methodist Church—in partnership with Dallas civic leaders. However, it is nonsectarian in its teaching and enrolls students of all religious affiliations. It is classified among "R-2: Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity".
Established: April 17, 1911
President: R. Gerald Turner
Motto: Latin: Veritas liberabit vos
Motto in English: "The truth will make you free"
Accreditation: SACS
Religious affiliation: United Methodist Church
Academic affiliations: IAMSCU · NAICU · ORAU · URA
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