Jay Hartzell, Southern Methodist University and UT Austin

University Of Texas President Hartzell Leaving To Head Up SMU
University of Texas Austin President Jay Hartzell is leaving his position to become the next president of Southern Methodist University. He begin that position on June 1.
University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell leaving to lead Southern Methodist University
Under Hartzell's leadership, UT Austin joined the Southeastern Conference and achieved new highs when it comes to applications, enrollment and graduation rates. His time as president was also marked by challenges and controversy as he led the university through a state-mandated ban on diversity,
SMU names UT's Jay Hartzell as next university president
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.
SMU's next president is coming from another Texas university just down I-35
DALLAS — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will become SMU’s next president. SMU’s Board of Trustees approved Hartzell’s hire Tuesday and he will become SMU’s next president effective June 1, 2025.
UT Austin president to leave for SMU months after UT faculty expressed 'no confidence'
Hartzell served as UT Austin president since 2020 but faced calls to step down in spring 2024 as pro-Palestine protests broke out across campus. Back in April of last year, roughly over 600 faculty members signed a letter of having "no confidence" in Hartzell after they said he called for police assistance during the protests.
UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell leaving for Southern Methodist University
Hartzell has served as UT's president since 2020. Before then, he was the dean of the McCombs School of Business. SMU's Board of Trustees unanimously named Hartzell president, the school announced Tuesday morning.
UT Austin president Jay Hartzell named next president of Southern Methodist University
UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has accepted a new job as president of Southern Methodist University starting this summer.
UT Austin president Jay Hartzell accepts SMU job
UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has accepted a new job as president of Southern Methodist University starting this summer.
UT President Jay Hartzell stepping down to be SMU’s next leader
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 Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Hartzell its next president,
UT Austin president Jay Hartzell resigns, takes new role at Southern Methodist University
University of Texas at Austin president Jay Hartzell is leaving his role to take on a new position at a private Dallas institution. On Tuesday, Southern Methodist University (SMU) shared that Hartzell was "unanimously voted" as the university's newest president,
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