Dr. Robert Latiff, Major General (Ret), spoke on how the U.S. has…
Remembering Senator John McCain
Senator John McCain served on the SMU Tower Center Honorary Board of Directors and he received the Tower Center Medal of Freedom in 2006. As a Center we mourn the loss of such a dedicated public servant.
Marianne Stewart and Harold Clarke Reveal Britons’ Leadership Woes
Tower Center Fellow Marianne Stewart and Senior Fellow Harold Clarke conducted a…
Podcast: The American Dream with Jieun Pyun
Tower Center Fellow Jieun Pyun was interviewed on Full Disclosure about the…
Scholar Spotlight | Using Technology for Social Development
Highland Capital Management Tower Scholar Visakh Madathil ’21 spent his summer in Washington, D.C. as a data-science/ software engineering intern with the Chief of Technology Officer and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We asked him about his experience.
Center Spotlight | The U.S.-Russia Relationship under President Trump
For this month’s Center Spotlight we talked to Fellow Stephen Wegren, Professor of Political Science & Director of International and Area Studies at SMU. Dr. Wegren, a Russia expert, teaches several political science courses, including one examining the historical relationship between U.S. and Russia. We asked him a few questions about the direction of that relationship under President Trump.
Student Experience | Navigating a Summer Internship in Finance
Highland Capital Management Tower Scholar Zubair Benyacoub writes about his experience completing a summer internship at Clavis Capital Partners as a Summer Private Equity Analyst.
Expectation vs. Reality?
Hard numbers and negotiations vs. extensive research and evidence finding.
Cullum Clark: How Geography Drives Inequality
We’re all familiar with the suburbs-to-downtown commute that many Americans make between…
Matthew Wilson Comments on Bipartisanship at Presidential Leadership Scholar Graduation
Tower Center Senior Fellow and SMU Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson commented…
Student Experience | The Lazarus Effect 15 Years Later
Five Highland Capital Management Tower Scholars attended the Bush Institute’s Engage event May 9, “The Lazarus Effect, 15 Years Later.” At the panel, Highland Capital Management Tower Scholar Allison Schultz learned about the connections between medicine and public policy, and what the U.S. can do about disease on a global scale.