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.
Tower Center and LCLD Award New Class of Research Grants
After receiving more than 50 applications from scholars across the United States, the Latino Center for Leadership and Development (LCLD) and the SMU Tower Center awarded seven grants to scholars earlier this month interested in understanding the Latino experience in the United States focusing on issues such as immigration and education.
Sionaidh Douglass-Scott Warns Parliament Against Giving Away Power in Brexit
Tower Center Fellow Sionaidh Douglass-Scott wrote an article for the UK’s Prospect magazine…
Fellow Shubha Ghosh Discusses Allegran Patent on Bloomberg
Tower Center Fellow, Shubha Ghosh, director of the Syracuse University Intellectual Property…
The Tower Center and LatinoCLD Host National Conference, Release First Series of Policy Briefs
DALLAS, TX – The SMU Tower Center and Latino Center for Leadership and Development (LCLD) are hosting The Nation at a Crossroads: A National Latino Policy Conference on June 9 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
The conference is designed to highlight and stimulate discussion on the issues most pressing to the Latino community in Texas and the broader U.S. The six panels, comprised of a mix of national experts, state and municipal leadership, as well as local stakeholders, will explore solutions around the 2020 Census, redistricting, voter rights, immigration, unaccompanied minors, and U.S. – Mexico relations.
Why Aid Remains Out of Reach for Some Rohingya Refugees
Ashvina Patel, a PhD candidate at SMU’s Department of Anthropology, wrote a…