The George W. Bush Institute Originally Posted: April 6, 2016 SMU’s Matthew Wilson on Developing Young Burmese Leaders The critical message that I hope the Young Leaders bring to Burma’s democratic transition is that democracy means more than just having elections. For democracy to thrive and endure, an engaged civil society and political culture committed to […]
Category: Political Science
Houston Chronicle Originally Posted: April 6, 2016 Cruz win keeps GOP race on track toward contested convention Ted Cruz firmly won the Wisconsin primary, and he’s in the race until its end, but he doesn’t stand a realistic shot of winning the Republican nomination through the primary vote. Now the question becomes: How much can […]
SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: March 28, 2016 Aubrey Chapman, a junior double majoring in psychology and religious studies, is looking forward to graduating in May of 2016, a year earlier than her peers. After graduation, Chapman will immediately move on in her studies and get her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy at […]
What will you support at SMU? Make a gift on March 24, 2016 and be a part of Mustangs Give Back, our one-day giving challenge. Below is a list of Dedman College projects: 1. Support Dedman College Scholars for a semester. Help us fund one semester for a Dedman College Scholar student next year! CLICK […]
SMU News Originally Posted: March 22, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – Joshua Rovner, international policy and national security expert at Southern Methodist University, says that if ISIS is to blame for the Brussels attacks, as it has claimed, the action may be an attempt to reclaim lost ground. “ISIS has already claimed responsibility for this morning’s […]
Fox 4 Originally Posted: March 16, 2016 Reaction to SCOTUS nominee Garland Two SMU professors discuss the nominee and the politics of a nomination in an election year. WATCH
Event description Photos from the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies event posted here.
Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: March 11, 2016 Once upon a time, Mexico and the U.S. were friendly neighbors. They even talked about forming an imaginary North American community with a free flow of labor and trade. Occasionally, the two neighbors might have a diplomatic dust-up. But they remained committed to an economic and political […]
CCTV Originally Posted: March 1, 2016 [youtube]https://youtu.be/gccKQU5qPBg[/youtube] SMU Associate Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson talks about presidential candidates’ efforts to attract the youth vote.
SMU Forum This years travelers with the SMU Civil Rights Pilgrimage will experience a different kind of spring break. They’ll join 50 others on an eight-day bus journey (March 4-12) to experience the history of the civil rights movement firsthand. I will be one of those lucky travelers. This program, started in 2004, continues to […]