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

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving UT to become the next president of Southern Methodist University, the private university announced Tuesday.

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.

Hartzell’s formal installation as president of SMU is tentatively scheduled for next fall. It was immediately unclear who will lead UT-Austin in the meantime.

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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 ...

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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 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 ...

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.

Hartzell said in an email Tuesday that he accepted an offer to serve as SMU’s next president beginning on June 1, replacing ...