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History As It Happens: Ukraine and NATO

Washington Times In this episode of History As It Happens, historian Jeffrey Engel, the founding director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, discusses the origins of today’s controversy over whether NATO should welcome Ukraine into the alliance. Since the negotiations over German reunification in 1990, the questions of when and where […]

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The Department of History and Center for Presidential History invite applications for SMU George W. Bush Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Apply by visiting: https://apply.interfolio.com/127147

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Little Egypt remembered with permanent historical marker

Lake Highlands Advocate Dr. Clive Siegle, a professor at Richland College, received his PhD in history at SMU. If you’ve ever whizzed around White Rock Skate, taken a dip in the K.C. Pool or dropped off a car for repairs at Northlake Automotive, you’ve been directly in the bull’s eye of Dallas history. Thanks to […]

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Scholars fine-tune their research on Religion and the American West during conference at Eiteljorg Museum

Eiteljorg Museum – On April 20-23, the Eiteljorg welcomed scholars from around the United States to our museum. The scholars participated in a symposium on the theme “Religion and the American West,” co-sponsored by the Clements Center for Southwestern Studies at Southern Methodist University, and the Eiteljorg. Located in Dallas, Texas, the Clements Center holds […]

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History PhD candidate presents work for Beinecke Library Research Fellowship

Check out History PhD candidate Ashton Reynold’s work during his Beinecke Library Research Fellowship. Six visiting scholars, recipients of Beinecke Library Research Fellowships, recently gave riveting presentations about their research in the Beinecke Library’s Manuscripts and Archives Collection. The six scholars are among fifty fellows that the library has welcomed back this year after a […]

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Key events in American history over the past decade

FOX 4 – The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center provided a striking image of five living U.S. presidents shoulder to shoulder for the event now ten years past. It was also the start of SMU’s Center for Presidential History. Good Day talks to the center’s director, Dr. Jeff Engel, about what a […]

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SMU History alum Roberto Andrade writes for ESPN

ESPN– The Cowboys conflict: The cost of rooting for America’s Team play. By SMU alumnus Roberto Jose Andrade Franco HOURS BEFORE THE Dallas Cowboys host the Chicago Bears on a late October day, you can feel the hope. The sun shines on North Texas, after days of cold and rainy skies. The Cowboys have won […]

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SMU alumnus published in the US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal

Congratulations to History alum Joel Zapata as he was recently published in the US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal. His article, “Foro: The Civil Rights in Black and Brown Project,” can be found in Volume 6, 2022.

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Without Accords, Goals to Curb Global Warming are Toothless and

DC Journal – Opinion Piece by Jo Guldi, a professor of history and a faculty member of the Data Science Institute at Southern Methodist University. Guldi is the author of “The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights.” A month ago, COP 27 (the 2022 U.N. Climate Change Conference) had its last session.  What […]

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Jeffrey Engel joins Washington Times radio for an episode of History As It Happens

Washington Times It’s a small group no one wants to be a member of. Since the dawn of the republic only 10 elected presidents have been rejected by voters in their bids for a second term. Only one of those, Grover Cleveland, was able to win a non-consecutive term after losing his first re-election campaign. […]