SMU is hiring University of Texas President Jay Hartzell as its next leader, a major shakeup in higher education that will open a vacuum at one of the state’s most influential public institutions.

Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of Texas at Austin, has been tapped as the next president of SMU. Trustees of the Dallas-based private school on Jan. 7 voted in favor of the hire.

The announcement that University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will take the helm left by departing President Gerald Turner ...

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

After five academic years as the president of the University of Texas, Jay Hartzell is stepping down to become the next leader at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

As regents prepare to replace the top leader, faculty ask to be involved in the process and students say they hope a new ...

SMU's Board of Trustees unanimously voted to ... "We have worked closely with UT Austin during Jay Hartzell’s five years as president, and we will continue to do so in the months ahead to ...

The University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving his post atop one of the state's most influential public schools and will join SMU.

"We have worked closely with UT Austin during Jay Hartzell’s five years ... ranks third nationally in football. Hartzell hopes to grow athletics at SMU, he told The Dallas Morning News.

University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell said Tuesday ... s remarkable momentum and leading SMU into its next era,” he said. Hartzell is expected to leave UT-Austin at the end ...

SMU is hiring University of Texas President Jay Hartzell as its next leader, a major shakeup in higher education that will open a vacuum at one of the state’s most influential public institutions. The ...

University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell will step down from the flagship this spring to serve as the next leader of Southern Methodist University, the private institution announced ...