Texas Monthly Originally Posted: March 15, 2019 Joaquin Castro “All But Certain” to Challenge John Cornyn for U.S. Senate, Source Says Joaquin Castro, the Democratic congressman from San Antonio, “is all but certain” to enter next year’s race for U.S. Senate and take on incumbent Republican John Cornyn, a source familiar with Castro’s thinking said […]
Category: Political Science
Yahoo News Originally Posted: March 3, 2019 Despite US President Donald Trump’s lurid rhetoric on a “crisis” at the Mexican border, census data reveals the number of new arrivals from Latin America has fallen considerably since 2010, as the rate of immigration from Asia has taken off. Trump’s hang-up over Latin American immigration across the […]
Dallas Morning News OriginallyPosted: March 5, 2019 This is an excerpt from a Dallas Morning News article to view the full article click here Will the law be constitutional? Similar laws in several states have lost legal challenges. In January, an Iowa state judge struck down the state’s 2018 heartbeat law, declaring it unconstitutional. In […]
Today, March 5: SMU Giving Day
One day. For 24 hours on March 5, the entire SMU community will come together to give back and celebrate the causes we care about – supporting students, improving cities, educating teachers, fighting for justice, fueling champions – together, the possibilities are endless. Please consider supporting a Dedman College cause: Dedman College Scholars Dean’s Research […]
iheartRadio Originally Posted: Feb. 25, 2019 The clock is ticking and political observers in Texas and across the country are growing more anxious over what Beto O’Rourke will decide to do in 2020. The former El Paso Congressman and 2018 Texas U.S. Senate candidate recently told Oprah Winfrey he hoped to decide on a possible […]
SMU News Originally Posted: February 5, 2019 This is an excerpt from an SMU news release. To read the full article click here. SMU experts are available to analyze political landmines and presidential goals in the runup to the Feb. 5 State of the Union address. Ignore the Talk of Impeachment? Jeffrey Engel, director, SMU […]
FOX 4 Originally Posted: Jan. 28, 2019 Feb. 15 is the next deadline for Congress and the President to avoid another partial government shutdown. SMU political science professor Cal Jillson provides some perspective. President Trump said the odds of a deal to avoid another shutdown are 50/50. WATCH
Dedman College News Originally Posted: Jan. 1, 2019 Dr. Joseph F. Kobylka, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, leads a Supreme Court seminar of 12 undergraduates every other spring, which allows these exceptional students to conduct research using the papers of Supreme Court justices in the Library of Congress. Read on to learn more about how the […]
FOX4 Originally Posted: December 21, 2018 Even without a shutdown, this week is being called the most chaotic week in Donald Trump’s two years in office. SMU political science professor Cal Jillson talked to Good Day about the border wall funding, government shutdown, Russian investigation, Syria and more. WATCH
Tower Center Blog Originally Posted: November 20, 2018 How does a person qualify for citizenship? How do we determine those qualifications? We talked with the SMU Political Science Department’s newest professor, Gianna Englert, about her research and how it applies to questions being asked about citizenship today. TELL US ABOUT YOUR RESEARCH. WHAT ARE YOU […]