UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has accepted a new job as president of Southern Methodist University starting this summer.

Hartzell leaves UT-Austin after four years of tense political battles and legislative efforts to implement a more conservative vision of public higher ed. Audio recording is automated for ...

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

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 ...

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.

"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." The UT chapter of the American Association of University ...

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 congratulate UT Austin President Jay Hartzell on being named the new president of Southern Methodist University," UT System board Chairman Kevin Eltife and Chancellor J.B. Milliken said in a ...

In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.