University of Texas President Jay Hartzell speaks during a press conference announcing Hartzell as the next Southern Methodist University president in Dallas on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

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President Hartzell, whose five-year tenure is consistent with today’s average duration for a university president, has assembled a team that is well-equipped to help his successor hit the ground ...

SMU’s Board of Trustees approved Hartzell’s hire Tuesday and he will become SMU’s next president effective June 1, 2025. His last day at UT will be May 31.

SMU's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to hire Hartzell. He'll succeed R. Gerald Turner, who announced in August that he would retire after 30 years on the job on May 31, 2025. “With Dr ...

Hartzell will replace SMU President R. Gerald Turner, who announced in August 2024 he would step down from his role at the end of the academic year, according to reporting from NBC 5 in Dallas.

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Hartzell has been president of UT-Austin since 2020. He previously served as dean of the McCombs School of Business and has been a UT-Austin faculty member since 2001.

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.

SMU’s Board of Trustees approved Hartzell’s hire Tuesday and he will become SMU’s next president effective June 1, 2025. His last day at UT will be May 31.