UT President Jay Hartzell to step down, lead Southern Methodist University

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After spending more than two decades at The University of Texas at Austin, UT President Dr. Jay Hartzell will soon serve as the next president of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, SMU announced Tuesday.

Hartzell will officially take over as SMU's president on June 1, following approval by SMU's board of trustees Tuesday. The announcement comes after Hartzell has spent 23 years as a UT faculty member and administrator, joining the university in 2001, per SMU's announcement.