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What a weekend! Congratulations to the Class of 2026! The Hilltop won’t be the same without this incredible group, but the future is bright for these Mustangs. Here’s to all the memories made and everything still to come. Once a Mustang, always a Mustang! ❤️

This Mother's Day, we're celebrating Melissa and Jordan Escher '26, a mom and son graduating from SMU in the same class, at the same time! 🎓

Melissa's father earned his MBA from SMU, and she always wanted to follow him. When Jordan was searching for the right fit at another school, she invited him to the Hilltop. Same major, same classrooms, lunch together three days a week.

This month, they cross the stage one right after the other.

Happy Mother's Day, Melissa, and congratulations to you both!

Meet Chris Young '26. At 37 years old, he's graduating from SMU with degrees in Economics and Public Policy. His road to the Hilltop ran through Clarksville, Tennessee, poverty, seven years in federal prison on a nonviolent drug conviction and a presidential commutation that gave him a second chance he refuses to waste.

After transferring to SMU, Chris spent three years proving that lived experience is one of the most powerful things you can bring into a classroom. The kind of perspective that doesn't come from a textbook, it comes from surviving, rebuilding and choosing to show up anyway.

Congratulations, Chris, and congrats to our other graduating Mustangs!

Today is the last day of class, so we asked our students to shout out their favorite professors on the Hilltop. Hear what our Mustangs have to say about the professors who made this semester special! 💙

Meet Will Leathers '26, Student Body President, Hunt Scholar and double major in business management and international studies from Tupelo, Mississippi. 🎓

He came to SMU not knowing a single person on campus and leaves as one of the most impactful student leaders. Congratulations, Will, and congrats all our other graduating seniors!