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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.
more informationProfessor 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 informationAs perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more informationSince 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 informationIn the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more informationLearn 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.
more informationNationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more informationSU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more informationIncoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
more informationA 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 informationProfessor 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 informationAs perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more informationSince 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 informationIn the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more informationLearn 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.
more informationNationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more informationSU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more informationIncoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
more informationA 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 informationProfessor 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 informationAs perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more informationSince 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 informationIn the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more informationNationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more informationSU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more informationIncoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
more informationA 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 informationTrustee 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 informationProfessor 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 informationAs perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more informationSince 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 informationIn the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more informationLearn 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.
more informationNationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more informationSU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more informationIncoming students and families had their first chance to experience life at Southwestern during Sprog orientation sessions this summer.
more informationA 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 informationProfessor 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 informationAs perspectives surrounding higher education shift, Southwestern University is doubling down on the impact and value of a liberal arts education.
more informationSince 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 informationIn the true spirit of Paideia, physics and computer science students put their heads together to complete two different research objectives.
more informationLearn 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.
more informationNationwide education services company honors Southwestern University as a 2025 “Best Value College.”
more informationSU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
more informationTrustee 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.
more informationProfessor of Environmental Studies Joshua Long was featured on NPR’s On Point with Magna Chakrabarti. The episode, titled “The Transformation of Austin, Texas,” explored Austin’s motley and often unjust history of urban development.
—August 2025Professor of Environmental Studies Joshua Long presented the keynote address, titled “Climate Justice or Climate Apartheid: Interrogating trajectories of climate action and response,” at the 2025 CRE Conference in Montreal, Quebec.
—August 2025Professor of Environmental Studies Joshua Long presented a paper titled “Exploring the fractured imaginaries of climate-displacement and security” at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Detroit. At this same conference, Long also served as a discussant on Farhana Sultana’s “Author Meets Critics: Confronting Climate Coloniality” panel.
Professor of Environmental Studies Joshua Long co-chaired three sessions titled “Confronting Climate Apartheid” at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Detroit. Long also co-chaired a panel on the “Coloniality of Climate Change” at this same conference.
Professor of Environmental Studies Joshua Long published a chapter titled “The Coloniality of Climate Apartheid” in the Routledge reader, Confronting Climate Coloniality. Long’s contributions were also highlighted by the editor, Dr. Farhana Sultana, in promotional materials and he will be serving on upcoming panels in which this work will be featured. More information is available here.