Inside Higher Ed reported on May 7, 2010, that Southern Methodist University has suspended the operations of its Press.

A statement for the senators from the faculty advisory committee for the press criticized the decision to suspend its operations, and the fact that it was made without consulting faculty members. “We were told that there is no money available for the press. True, the press does not make money. But is it the mission of SMU to make money? We believe it is SMU’s mission to promote teaching and research, two activities which the SMU Press, directly and indirectly, supports with great success,” says the statement.