Washington Post Originally Posted: July 30, 2015 In confession to historian, George McGovern revealed he had a secret child An academic with a forthcoming biography of 1972 Democratic presidential candidate and former senator George McGovern has confirmed that the South Dakotan fathered a child before he was married. He said McGovern, as an 18-year-old freshman […]
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NPR Originally Posted: July 13, 2015 This summer there’s been an intense debate surrounding the Confederate flag and the legacy of slavery in this country. In Texas that debate revolves around new textbooks that 5 million students will use when the school year begins next month. The question is, are students getting a full and […]
The Atlantic Originally Posted: May 27, 2015 On July 9, 1916, The New York Times puzzled over a fashion trend: Europeans were starting to wear bracelets with clocks on them. Time had migrated to the human wrist, and the development required some explaining. “Until recently,” the paper observed, “the bracelet watch has been looked upon […]
Congratulations to the following professors who received emeritus status in 2014-2015. The professors, and their dates of service: Christine Buchanan, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, 1977-2015 Bradley Kent Carter, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, 1970-2015 Anthony Cortese, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Hopkins, Professor of History, Clements Department of History and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, on receiving the first SMU Second Century Faculty Career Achievement Award. Professor Hopkins’ achievements exemplify a career of outstanding accomplishments in scholarship, teaching and sustained commitment to the University. Read the official SMU press release. Read more about Dr. Hopkins. […]
Al Jazeera Originally Posted: March 26, 2015 Dear Jeff Fager, executive producer of CBS’ “60 Minutes,” We, the undersigned, are writing to express our grave concern about the frequent and recurring misrepresentation of the African continent by “60 Minutes.” In a series of recent segments from the continent, “60 Minutes” has managed, quite extraordinarily, to […]
Congratulations to Ezra Greenspan, a finalist for the Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-fiction and two SMU history PhD alumni, Ramirez Award and Alicia M. Dewey, both finalists for the Texas Institute of Letters most scholarly book. READ MORE Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: March 24, 2015 By: Michael Merschel The venerable Texas […]
KERA Originally Published: March 7, 2015 Today, March 7, marks the 50th anniversary of a bloody milestone in the Civil Rights Movement – when marchers in Selma, Alabama were attacked by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. On Friday, a busload from SMU began retracing the route a group of students, faculty and staff took […]
25 Years of McCuistion Originally Posted: Feb. 16, 2015 The history of immigration in the United States is the topic of today’s discussion. Ironically even though the United States is a nation of immigrants, immigration has been a controversial issue from its very beginnings. The immigration debate is again heating up as a result of […]
SMU Meadows School of the Arts Thinking of Double-Majoring? How to pursue two degrees at once and still have a life Originally Published: February 12, 2015 Whether to position themselves better for choice careers or to blend multiple interests, increasing numbers of SMU students are double-majoring. Their combinations of degrees are as varied as the […]