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EP 6: From College to University: Entrance to Excellence
Former SMU President Dr. David Spangler explains how Saint Martin’s not only overcame the challenges of the 70s and 80s, but became stronger in the process.
EP 5: Challenges
In the 1970s and 80s the university struggled to stabilize their finances without consistent leadership. Abbot Neal Roth shares his perspective.
EP 4: Flowers in Urinals: The Story of Gender Integration at Saint Martin’s
A member of the Saint Martin’s monastic community since 1956, Abbot Neal Roth shares his knowledge of the changes that took place at Saint Martin’s in the 1950s and 60s.
EP 3: Putting out Fires and Learning to Fly
Fr. Peter discusses how the university tackled the challenges of WWII.
EP 2: Martians, wireless, and the Great Depression
We continue our discussion of Saint Martin’s history learning more about the schools’ first newspaper, The Martian, and the University’s response to the Great Depression.
EP 1: Origins of Saint Martin’s University
SMU historian, Fr. Peter Tynan, discusses the origins of Saint Martin’s University from the purchase of the land through the construction of Old Main.
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