Jay Hartzell, the president of the University of Texas at Austin, will be leaving his post to become the next president of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
After five academic years as president of the University of Texas, Jay Hartzell is stepping down to become the next leader at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Hartzell said he was honored to serve as the next president of an exceptional institution and excited to see how he could make the greatest impact as a leader.
He also said that SMU’s stellar – and rising – national reputation, decades of extraordinary internal and external leadership, strong board of trustees, accomplished alumni, and impressively strong and diverse students and faculty made this an opportunity that he and his wife Kara could not pass up. He looks forward to building upon the University’s remarkable momentum and leading SMU into its next era. SMU board of trustees chair, Turner, said that with Dr. Hartzell taking the reins, he is confident that SMU will continue building on a generation of remarkable success. Turner also said that he and his wife Gail are excited to support Jay and Kara to continue SMU’s prominence and impact at the national level. Hartzell said he was taking his own advice and was stretching out of his comfort zone by accepting the offer from SMU. He added that he was grateful for the opportunity to lead the university and was proud of the team effort that led to many highlights over the last five academic years. We congratulate UT Austin President Jay Hartzell on being named the new president of Southern Methodist University. We greatly appreciate his service as UT Austin’s president since 2020 and on its faculty since 2001. His last day on the Forty Acres will be May 31. UT Austin is one of the world’s outstanding universities, with an exceptional faculty, staff, and leadership team in place to position it for even greater influence in the years ahead. 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 to ensure a smooth transition
PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION HIGHER EDUCATION SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN JAY HARTZELL
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