SMU News Originally Posted: June 17, 2016 The 2016 presidential election has come a long way since the first presidential debates last fall and SMU’s election gurus have offered their insights every step of the way. Take an inside peak at the evolution of the election process through their eyes: READ MORE
Category: Political Science
USA Today Originally Posted: June 16, 2016 At the one-year mark, Trump campaign faces crossroads DALLAS — One year ago, Donald Trump rode down the lobby escalator at his midtown Manhattan office tower and launched the presidential campaign that upended Republican politics — a campaign that now may be facing a make-or-break crossroads. “Who knew this was […]
100.3 JackFM Originally Posted: June 14, 2016 Two North Texas Cities have refused to play host to Presidential Candidate Donald Trump for a campaign rally. Both Grand Prairie and Irving have rejected Trumps’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday. “It’s very unusual that the Republican candidate for president in this deep red state would be […]
Oregon Live Originally Posted: June 10, 2016 ‘Never Trump’ leaders try to prod Mitt Romney by insisting he can be the next … Martin Van Buren Weekly Standard editor and “Never Trump” leader William Kristol has begged for months. But everyone he’s approached to take on an independent conservative presidential run has said no. Kristol remains […]
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: June 9, 2016 Latinos are increasingly optimistic about their finances, a report from the Pew Research Center finds, and that’s good news for the Texas economy. Although other measures still show that Latinos have lagged behind Americans overall since the recession, economists say those who see their financial situations as […]
SMU News Originally Posted: June 8, 2016 SMU Vice President Brad Cheves honored with scholars’ fund DALLAS (SMU) – An anonymous donor has established The Brad E. Cheves Endowed Tower Center Scholars Program fund in honor of the University’s vice president for Development and External Affairs. SMU President R. Gerald Turner surprised Cheves with the announcement […]
KERA Think Originally Aired: June 6, 2016 James Hollifield, public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU, talked June 6, 2016, with KERA Think host Krys Boyd about the current state of the migrant crisis in Europe – and about how these asylum […]
KERA Originally Posted: June 6, 2016 Tower Center director and Wilson Center public policy fellow Jim Hollifield appeared on KERA Think to discuss Europe’s migrant crisis June 6. Link for more information: http://www.kera.org/2016/06/06/the-migrant-crisis/
BBC Originally Posted: June 1, 2016 [youtube]https://youtu.be/PJGUrFPZZC4[/youtube] Joshua Rovner of SMU’s Tower Center for Political Studies talks about the military and political implications in the latest battle for the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Rovner is the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair of International Politics and National Security, as well as the Director of Studies at […]
Wilton Bulletin Originally Posted: May 31, 2016 Congratulations to Ryan Cross, a Political Science and International Studies double major who was recently named Presidential Fellow by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. READ MORE