Inside Higher Ed: Study Finds Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Increased Educational Attainment
Journalist Elizabeth Redden with the website Inside Higher Ed covered the research of SMU government policy expert Elira Kuka.
Market Watch: Why ‘Dreamers’ are less likely to drop out of high school
Market Watch covered the research of SMU government policy expert economist Elira Kuka.
Vox: DACA boosted immigrants’ education, labor force participation, productivity
The website Vox covered the research of SMU government policy expert economist Elira Kuka.
Female students exposed briefly to charismatic career women are inspired to pursue male-dominated field
Easy, inexpensive experiment briefly sent inspiring female role models into intro to econ classes and sharply increased college female interest in the male-dominated, well-paying field of economics.
Daily Planet: Star Wars come to life in SMU chemist’s invention
Long ago, sort of, scenes from Star Wars triggered a child's imagination, so that today it's informed one of his research goals as a chemist.
Cyber grad and U.S. Marine Corps vet Michael Taylor proved his mettle as an outstanding student researcher
‘Outstanding student in computer science & engineering’ graduates Dec. 16 with master’s degree and Raytheon ticket to a Ph.D.
SMU economist wins $50,000 “budding genius” prize with highly cited corruption research
SMU economist wins recognition for extensive landmark research on corruption.
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is Protesting a Privilege?
The Chronicle of Higher Education covered the research of SMU education policy expert Dominique Baker, an assistant professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership of Simmons School of Education and Human Development.
Student-led protests seeking inclusive campuses are more likely to occur at selective universities
A new study found that racial or gender diversity alone doesn’t make a college campus feel inclusive. Students are more likely to initiate social justice campaigns at large, selective, public universities.