SMU Tower Center

The SMU Tower Center would like to invite you to the Annette Strauss Internationalizing Dallas Event: Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela featuring Dr. Silvia Pedraza, Professor of Sociology and American Culture at the University of Michigan! Register here: booking.smu.edu/event/16258909

Join us for our 2026 National Security Symposium, Constructed Success: How Leaders Manage Perceptions of Intervention Outcomes! Register here booking.smu.edu/event/16232857

Join us for our 2026 Middle East Symposium: The Path Ahead for U.S. and the Middle East! Register here booking.smu.edu/calendar/smuto…

Join us for our Sun & Star Symposium: Innovation and Growth: Urbanization and Globalization in the U.S. Japan Partnership. Register here booking.smu.edu/calendar/smuto…

Join @SMUTowerCenter for our Sun & Star Lecture: Politicizing Business: How Firms are Made to Serve the Party-State in #China. #NingLeng Register here booking.smu.edu/calendar/smuto…

We’re proud of Tower Scholar alum Emory Woodruff, who contributed to a major report on public defense in California during her practicum with the Deason Center. The report was submitted to the CA State Public Defender and Legislature. View the report here: scholar.smu.edu/deasoncenter/1…

We were honored to award the Tower Center Medal of Freedom to Jon Meacham—Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and trusted voice on democracy, leadership & civic life. His work exemplifies integrity, public service & principled discourse. Congratulations, Jon Meacham! #SMUTowerCenter

The #SMU Tower Center and @KwanseiGakuin presents #SunandStar #Symposium in #Japan 2025. Info & Reg. booking.smu.edu/calendar/smuto…

Thanks for the invitation to collaborate @SMUDCII ! We were delighted to learn more about this opportunity to learn more about democracy in Africa

We are delighted to have Amb. Jeffrey Feltman as the keynote speaker of this year’s National Security conference addressing the importance and the role of the UN for the U.S. and the world.

Peacekeeping has been in decline, despite being an important tool in the international order, although it can adapt. This is what @KPColeman is presenting at our National Security Symposium

Happening now: Our National Security Conference. In the current panel we are hearing from @CourtneyFung about the narrative around U.S.-China competition and China’s role in the UN system

Happening now: In this collaboration with the International Area Studies program and the Political Science department, Christopher Wlezien analyzes the roll and accuracy of polls in elections

Thank you for talking to our students and being a part of today’s Texas-Mexico event!

Happening now: Our National Security event about Democracy and U.S.-China Relations with guest @whoisjonchu and our Tower Chair Stefano Recchia

Congratulations to Nexpoint Tower Scholar Shriya Siddharta for receiving a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for her research, which was also featured on @NBCDFW 👇🏻: www-nbcdfw-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcdfw…

@kaybaileyhutch @SMU @CityOfDallas @KBHCCDallas It was an honor to hear all of your insights on America’s foreign policy Ambassador @kaybaileyhutch . Thank you!

Leaders of ⁦@SMUTowerCenter⁩ have made a great impact on ⁦@SMU⁩ expanding foreign policy programs for students and our community! ⁦@CityOfDallas⁩ ⁦@KBHCCDallas⁩

SMU is proud of all the things our 2024 graduates have accomplished so far! 🎓 Learn more about what's in store for some of our extraordinary seniors after they graduate next weekend: bit.ly/4b9SIBQ

@MiddleEastInst in collaboration with @SMUTowerCenter would like to invite you to the In-person event: Managing Regional Escalation Amid the #War in #Gaza. Reg. 👉 mei.edu/events/managin… #WashingtonDC

Happening now: @TowerScholars cohort of 2025 is presenting their policy proposal to @MigrationPolicy . Our students examine current policy landscape on visas in North America and analyze labor market needs to consider for immigration reform Thank you @piaorrenius @SeleeAndrew