Christian Science Monitor Originally Posted: May 17, 2017 The following is from the May 12, 2017, edition of The Christian Science Monitor. SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson provided expertise for this story. Atlanta—From his 844-square mile territory of Texas cordgrass marshes and mesquite prairies, Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback responded to a ban on […]
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CBS 11 Originally Published: May 30, 2017 SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about the possibility of a special legislative session to address a bathroom bill. Jillson says the Texas governor, who must decide whether to call a special session, is caught between social conservatives, who oppose the bill, and the business community, which […]
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SMU News Originally Posted: May 25, 2017
Congratulations Dedman College Graduates!
SMU’s 102nd annual Commencement Weekend, May 19 and 20, 2017
Baccalaureate Service : 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 19th Commencement: 9:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20th Watch Online @ smu.edu/live MORE INFO: http://www.smu.edu/EnrollmentServices/Registrar/AcademicCeremonies/MayCommencement Message from the President and Provost On behalf of the Southern Methodist University community, we invite you to attend SMU’s 102nd annual Commencement Weekend, May 19 and 20, 2017. The activities that make up Commencement […]
SMU News Originally Posted: May 16, 2017 SMU political science faculty are available to lend their expertise to journalists reporting on the latest politics of the day. A full list of available faculty and their areas of expertise is available here. Following are comments from SMU Political Science Professor Joshua Rovner, the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair […]
SMU News Originally Posted: May 16, 2017 Graduating senior Arya McCarthy has been a frequent presence on SMU’s campus practically since the day he could walk. John and young Arya McCarthy As a child, he would stroll across verdant lawns, his tiny hand held firmly in his grandfather’s gentle one, as his grandpa, John McCarthy, […]
Tower Center Blog Originally Posted: April 5, 2017 Three SMU professors Sabri Ates, Michael Lusztig, and Hiroki Takeuchi were awarded the Colin Powell Global Order and Foreign Policy Fellowship for 2017-2018. The award, designed to increase research and scholarship and to enhance teaching effectiveness, gives SMU faculty members up to $5,000 for their research, which contributes […]
Christian Science Monitor Originally Posted: March 31, 2017 This is an excerpt from a March 30 Christian Science Monitor article “Ivanka in the Trump White House: the rewards, and the risks.” Read the full article here. Boosting the ‘New York faction’ If Trump is signaling a pivot toward the center, bringing his daughter in as a full-time […]
KUT 90.5 Originally Posted: March 21, 2017 The following is from the March 21, 2017, edition of KUT public radio of Austin. SMU Political Science Professor Cal Jillson provided expertise for this story. Gov. Greg Abbott spent more than a year speaking and writing about the need to pass a series of amendments to the U.S. Constitution, […]