The Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees is expected to approve Jay Hartzell’s hiring Tuesday morning.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Texas president Jay Hartzell, one of the key figures in the Longhorns’ move to the Southeastern Conference, will be the president at SMU, the schools announced Tuesday. SMU’s board of trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to name Hartzell as the successor to R.

Hartzell's time as president was marked by challenges and controversy as he led the university through a state-mandated ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, as well as pro-Palestinian protests last spring.

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

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