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Led by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
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Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
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As perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
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Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
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In the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
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Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
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Nationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
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SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
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Incoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
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A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
more informationLed by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
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Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
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As perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more information
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
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In the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
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Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
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Nationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
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SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
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Incoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
more information
A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
more informationLed by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
more information
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
more information
As perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more information
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
more information
In the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
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Nationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more information
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more information
Incoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
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A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
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Trustee Brent Austin has encouraged the Southwestern community to match his $500,000 gift and push the University closer to reaching its fundraising goal for the new facility.
more informationLed by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
more information
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
more information
As perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more information
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
more information
In the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more information
Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
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Nationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
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SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more information
Incoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
more information
A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
more informationLed by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
more information
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
more information
As perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more information
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
more information
In the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more information
Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
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Nationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more information
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
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Trustee Brent Austin has encouraged the Southwestern community to match his $500,000 gift and push the University closer to reaching its fundraising goal for the new facility.
more informationBy embracing the support system on campus and the resources available through Southwestern’s liberal arts education, first-generation student Fernando Cruz-Rivera ’26 has put himself on track to a successful career in government.
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Professor of Education Michael Kamen and Associate Professor of Curriculum Instruction and Learning Sciences at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Debra Plowman published “Math is a 4-Letter Word” in the Spring 2025 newsletter of the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics Education. Their quarterly column tells the ongoing story of the fictional character, Ian Quiry, as he studies and struggles to learn how to be an effective elementary school STEM teacher. The spring column can be read here, starting on page six of the newsletter.
—July 2025Professor of Education Michael Kamen and education major Sydney Jackson ’27 presented two research sessions: “STEM and Successful Play-based Programs” at the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics Education in Valladolid, Yucatán, México, and “Play-Based Programs: Themes for Success” at the annual conference of The Association for the Study of Play in South Padre Island, TX.
Professor of Education Michael Kamen and Associate Professor of Curriculum Instruction and Learning Sciences at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Debra Plowman presented two workshops: “Playing with Numbers: Choice, Joy, and Wonder in Mathematics Education” at the annual conference of The Association for the Study of Play in South Padre Island, TX, and “Playful Approaches for Learning Math: Choice, Joy, and Wonder” at the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics Education in Valladolid, Yucatán, México.
Professor of Education Michael Kamen and Associate Professor of Curriculum Instruction and Learning Sciences at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Debra Plowman published “The 5E Instructional Model Gets an F? Is it Time to Move On?” in the Winter 2025 newsletter of the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics Education. Their quarterly column tells the ongoing story of the fictional character, Ian Quiry, as he studies and struggles to learn how to be an effective elementary school STEM teacher. The newsletter can be read here.
—February 2025Professor of Education Michael Kamen and Associate Professor of Curriculum Instruction and Learning Sciences at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Debra Plowman published “Never Too Old to Play with Blocks” in the Fall 2024 newsletter of the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics Education. Their quarterly column tells the ongoing story of the fictional character, Ian Quiry, as he studies and struggles to learn how to be an effective elementary school STEM teacher. The newsletter can be read here.