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SMU’s May 14 Commencement celebrates academic achievement

SMU News Originally Posted: May 3, 2016 SMU will celebrate the academic accomplishments of more than 2,500 students at its 101st annual Commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in Moody Coliseum. Guests are urged to arrive early as seating in the coliseum is limited to four guests per student. Additional seating will be […]

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Cal Jillson, Political Science, Assessing the Cruz-Kasich strategy against Trump

CBS 11 Originally Posted:  April 25, 2016 Political Science Professor Cal Jillson comments on the announcement that Republican White House rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich have reached a deal to avoid competing against each other in some upcoming state primaries in hopes of blocking front-runner Donald Trump from winning the party’s presidential nomination. WATCH [youtube]https://youtu.be/d8HE-XuASyI[/youtube] […]

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Leading Lady: Jenny Torres, Interim President of SMU’s Multicultural Greek Council

HC at SMU Originally Posted: April 23, 2016 SMU is proud to be home to world changers, and it all starts with the moment a student decides to become a leader. We are proud here at Her Campus to present SMU’s Leading Ladies, taking charge and making a difference in the community. This week, we […]

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Dedman College student Diana Cates shares her inspirational story

Sophomore Diana Cates delivered a heartfelt speech about her road to SMU and desire to serve. She was featured during SMU’s Campaign Finale and Founders’ Day Weekend Celebration. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWghwQHU3Fg[/youtube]

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Associate dean for General Education addresses questions about UC-2016

SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: April 16, 2016 By: Peter Moore, associate dean, General Education Let me take a moment to address the issues Noah Bartos raised in his editorial regarding UC-2016. Noah is rightly concerned about the potential headaches various groups will face regarding two very similar curricula (UC-2012 and UC-2016). We are too. […]

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Cal Jillson, Political Science, talks to KPMG Early Edition about Obama’s “biggest mistake”

Newstalk ZB Originally Posted: April 13, 2016 Barack Obama believes he and British Prime Minister David Cameron allowed Libya to descend into chaos after the fall of Gaddafi. The United States President has announced the United States’ lack of planning for the aftermath of Muammar Gaddafi’s ousting in Libya, is the ‘worse mistake’ of his […]

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James Hollifield, Political Science, Making Sense of the European Migration Crisis

SMU Political Science Professor James Hollifield, director of the Tower Center for Political Studies and a public policy fellow at the Wilson Center, talks about the migration crisis affecting Europe in the wake of the war in Syria and turmoil in the Middle East. [youtube]https://youtu.be/zMWJhg9kH5M[/youtube]

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Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center Announced

SMU News Originally Posted: April 12 , 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – SMU will expand its study of the important relationship between Texas and its cross-border neighbor by establishing the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center. The center will be part of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies in Dedman College and will work in collaboration […]

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Joshua Rovner, Tower Center, Warring Tribes Studying War and Peace

War on the Rocks Originally Posted: April 12, 2016 Forty years ago an intense controversy gripped the intelligence community over estimates of the Soviet strategic threat. Hardliners outside the community had complained that intelligence analysts were routinely underestimating Soviet capabilities and intentions because they relied on social science models that assumed rationality and reduced threat assessment […]

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‘Can the U.N. Walk & Chew Gum at the Same Time? Multitasking in Peace Operations’

SMU NEWS Contact Denise Gee: dgee@smu.edu or 214-768-7658 Originally Posted: April 7, 2016 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT TO FOCUS ON POST-WAR PEACE-BUILDING DURING SMU TOWER CENTER TALK APRIL 12 DALLAS (SMU) – How does a war-torn country begin to re-establish peace after its people are left with damaged landscapes, psyches and international relationships? World-renowned national security […]