The 3,792-strong class of 2024 represented SMU’s 21st and largest batch of graduates since the University was established in 2000. There were 1,389 masters degree and Juris Doctor degree graduates, and 96 doctorate graduates. Among the bachelors degree graduates, 73 received double degrees.

From August to November 2023, SMU Libraries hosted artist Priyageetha Dia in its inaugural Artist-in-Residence (AiR) programme. She worked on research concerning the communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency and the role of rubber plantations in the Cold War that was concurrently developing at about the same time.  “This area of study is not only historically rich but also complex, requiring a deep dive into various aspects of political, social, and economic narratives of that era,” she explains.

On 20 October 2023, more than 400 alumni, faculty members and current students of SMU’s School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) gathered for a dinner to celebrate the school’s 20th anniversary.