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Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling
Punch and counterpunch on the campaign trail
What about the Religious Right
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Faculty ExpertsGas Costs Too Much?  Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute in Cox School of Business, is an expert on issues affecting oil, gas and energy
consumers. Read more.Hunting for Heat  David Blackwell, the Hamilton Professor of Geothermal Studies in SMU's Dedman College, is mapping America's "hot spots" — not looking for the best good-time stops but for places that can generate alternative energy. Read more.
Oldest Christmas Card  What is believed to be one of the first mass-produced Christmas cards – dating back more than 160 years – can be found at SMU.
Read more.For more experts Contact SMU News and Communications at 214-768-7650 or newsinfo@smu.edu. |
The political geography and socio-economic profile of districts that elect women
to Congress differ substantially from districts that elect men. Political
Science Professor Dennis Simon of SMU's Dedman College is co-author of a newly
updated book that analyzes the problem.
The Democrats
had their week in the spotlight and now it's the Republicans' turn. The
pollsters will determine if the Democrats really came together and the pundits
are wondering how the Republicans will handle the issues surrounding McCain's choice for vice president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. SMU's experts offer insight and
analysis into this very historic political year.
"The public faces of what used to be called "the new religious right" have been the same for nearly two decades, but it is not clear that their voices still speak for a new generation of evangelicals who are more globally connected and more mission-oriented," says Robin W. Lovin, SMU's Cary Maguire University Professor of Ethics. 
