Rachel Davis Mersey, New SMU Provost, Ignites SMU

The new SMU provost is Rachel Davis Mersey at SMU in Highland Park, Dallas, Texas.
The new SMU provost, Rachel Davis Mersey, has brought to SMU a creative combustion of energy, excellence and leadership.

Rachel Davis Mersey, the new SMU provost, has brought to SMU a creative combustion of energy, excellence and leadership. Along with the new SMU president and provost are many new deans and professors building on and creating momentum for SMU, the most exciting university in the country in 2025. There is a contagious atmosphere of excellence. The president’s and provost’s internal outreach to SMU and their outward reach to Dallas have been reassuring and inspiring. We can anticipate SMU will have unparalleled success academically, socially and athletically. SMU is on fire!