Author Archives: Jieun Pyun

This news story first appeared on November 16, 2012. For more information click here. By Katelyn Gough, SMU Daily Campus; November 16, 2012 “What you have here for the next 24 hours is a ringside seat.” Adm. Patrick Walsh addressed attendees of SMU’s … Continue reading →

This news story first appeared on October 17, 2012. For more information click here. By Rahfin Faruk, SMU Daily Campus; October 17, 2012 Kathleen Cooper has been a chief economist at ExxonMobil, a banker, the dean of UNT’s business school and the under … Continue reading →

John Goodwin Tower Center presents the Medal of Freedom to James A. Baker, III, a senior statesmen and former Secretary of State (1989-1992).   Click here to watch the ceremony By Christina Voss, SMU News & Communications; October 16, 2012 Former U.S. … Continue reading →

WFAA: The perils of being a diplomat   – Robert Jordan of SMU, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, talks about the perils of being a diplomat following the September 11 death of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. (9/14/2012)

Alexander Betts, who has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and as an advisor on the politics of migration and refugee protection to numerous European organizations, visited SMU on September 11 at the invitation of the John Goodwin Tower Center for … Continue reading →

Tom K. Wong is an assistant professor of political science at University of California, San Diego and a postdoctoral fellow at John G. Tower Center for Political Studies. His column was recently published in the June 16, 2012, edition of The San Diego Union-Tribune Last week, … Continue reading →