Professor Cal Jillson
As a scholar of American politics, Calvin C. Jillson shares his knowledge about the mechanics of government, in particular the development of American institutions and ideas and how they continue to shape national debates. Both The Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Express-News have profiled the professor of political science in Dedman College as one of Texas’ top political experts.
In addition to his classic book, Pursuing the American Dream: Opportunity and Exclusion Over Four Centuries, Jillson is the author of two widely used government texts and several other books on American politics.
Jillson’s current book project, Lone Star Tarnished, is a critical analysis of Texas’ public policy.
“The book will try to answer this question: If Texas is doing so great [economically], why is median family income below the national average and why does the state lag so badly in education, access to health care and so many other areas? I expect some hate mail.”