The John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies was created to commemorate the late US senator whose life was dedicated to public service and education. In the spirit of John Tower‘s commitment to educate and inspire a new generation of thoughtful leaders, the Tower Center seeks to bridge the gap between the world of ideas, scholarship and teaching, and the practice of politics. The primary mission of the Tower Center is to promote the study of politics and international affairs and to stimulate an interest in ethical public service among undergraduates. The Tower Center is an academic center where all parties and views are heard in a marketplace of ideas, and the Center will pursue its mission in a non partisan manner. See our informational brochure (.pdf)

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FEATURED ITEMS

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UPCOMING EVENT | David Woodard: Southern Politics in the 21st Century

David Woodard has taught at Clemson University since 1983, and also at Vanderbilt University and Southern Methodist University as a visiting Professor. He is the Co-author of The Conservative Tradition in America, and author of The New Southern Politics, (2006), with a second edition in 2013. The America that Reagan Made (2006 and updated in 2010) and a biography of President Reagan (2012) are preludes to a current book entitled American Conservatism Since Reagan, which is under contract. click for more information

 

STUDENT FORUM | DIALOGUE: UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL FOR POLITICAL STUDIES

The Tower Center branched out the spring of 2010 with the creation of the Tower Center Student Forum. Despite its short time in existence, the Student Forum has already greatly increased in size to include hundreds of students who participate in the activities of the Tower Center through various events, speakers, research opportunities, and publications. We are proud to showcase one aspect of the Student Forum's publication branch - dialogue: Undergraduate Journal for Political Studeis - as well as to celebrate twenty years of academic success in the SMU community through the Tower Center. The pieces you will find in the second issue of dialogue reflect only some of the aptitude, intellect, and variety of political interests that can be found in SMU's undergraduate community... click for more information

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