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dr xinsheng liu istpp associate research scientist attended the beijing forum held in china on november 1-4 2012 beijing forum an internationally renowned conference sponsored by peking university beijing municipal commission of education and korea foundation for advanced studies brings together researchers and practit... |
dr vedlitz has been honored with several articles in tamutimes the on-line texas a&m university magazine dr vedlitzs long-time service to the university and his pivotal role in the creation of the bush school and istpp are highlighted on the faculty/staff page this is the second time the istpp director has been feature... |
on november 2 bush school faculty members and staff received awards recognizing outstanding performance and length of service acting dean andrew card presented the awards at the annual fall faculty meeting dr gabriela thornton received the association of former students college teaching award from porter garner preside... |
texas a&m poll shows americans support renewable energy but dont want to pay for it at the pump a texas a&m university national energy opinion poll shows that most americans are in favor of policies supporting the development of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency but not if it means increasing the price of ... |
the robertson fellowship program of scholarship and internship support for bush school students at texas a&m university has been extended through 2017-2018 the program was instituted at the bush school in 2010 with a grant of $386 400 over four years from the robertson foundation for government (rffg) and is now comple... |
dr scott robinson (associate professor bush school and istpp fellow) and istpp scholars dr xinsheng liu dr james stoutenborough and dr arnold vedlitz explore determinants for the publics trust in government agencies in their article explaining popular trust in the department of homeland security they find that politica... |
dr arnold vedlitz presented at water and energy in texas: solutions from texas a&m held october 3-4 2012 in college station texas he discussed findings of a new national energy survey done by istpp in association with the tamu energy institute the conference featured several keynote speakers including dr robert mace of... |
the mosbacher institute for trade economics and public policy at the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university awarded the 2012 mclane leadership in business award to joseph m depinto president and ceo of 7-eleven inc on october 2 the annual award recognizes a prominent figure in private busi... |
the texas a&m energy institute will host water and energy in texas: solutions from texas a&m a conference to discuss water and energy in texas wednesday and thursday oct 3 and 4 the two-day conference will feature several keynote speakers including dr robert mace of the texas water development board; representative jam... |
in 2009 the bush school welcomed dr ann bowman to the masters in public service and administration program dr bowman was no stranger to texas a&m having taught in the department of political science from 1979 1981 before moving to the university of south carolina she was drawn back to college station by the bush school... |
dr jasen castillo joined the bush school in 2007 as an assistant professor in the national security program immediately prior to his appointment he worked in the office of the undersecretary for policy in the department of defense he had previously worked at the rand corporation one of the leading research organization... |
a $2 million endowed gift from the hamon charitable foundation to the texas a&m foundation will benefit students and faculty practitioners at the bush school of government and public service distributions from the hamon scholarship fund will provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing pursui... |
the levant foundation of houston has donated $1 million to establish a professorship fellowship and research endowment at texas a&m universitys george bush school of government and public service the gift funded through the texas a&m foundation will promote the study of the middle eastthe professorship fellowship and r... |
andrew s natsios former administrator of the us agency for international development (usaid) will join the bush school faculty for the academic year 2012-2013 as an executive professor as usaid administrator from 2001-2006 natsios managed reconstruction programs in afghanistan iraq and sudan he also served as us specia... |
the institute for science technology and public policy provides opportunities for students in the bush school to enhance their graduate education through participation in research teams addressing real-world policy issues selected students from both the master of public service and administration (mpsa) and masters pro... |
dr vedlitz supervised a group of seven mpsa students in a 2011-2012 capstone project for the houston-galveston area council of governments (h-gac) students in the team-based and project orientated capstone projects apply what they have been learning in their bush school graduate programs to analyze a policy issue and p... |
on friday may 11 225 students received their masters degree or graduate certificate from the bush school of public service at texas a&m university two ceremonies celebrated their completion jenny jopling director of extended education moderated the breakfast ceremony to honor bush school certificate students in his rem... |
michael neu a graduate student at the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university was recently awarded the 2012-2013 clarence e ridley scholarship from the texas city management association (tcma) neu was one of two recipients of the annual state award the clarence e ridley scholarship is a $5 ... |
in addition to completing their degree requirements many 2012 bush school graduates also chose to pursue one or more special certificates offered by the school those who completed the requirements for the various certificates were recognized at a luncheon on april 30 forty-one students received the deans leadership cer... |
dr christopher layne the robert m gates chair in national security has been named a university distinguished professor by texas a&m university layne and four others join a select group of sixty-four current faculty members who hold the prestigious designation he was selected for being in the top two percent of active r... |
dr xinsheng liu istpp associate research scientist and his co-author dr ye yang authored the ‘china threat through the lens of us print media: 1992-2006 in journal of contemporary china yang and liu use content analysis to examine empirically how us print media portrays the ‘china threat they classify the threats into ... |
college station tx- dean andrew h card jr acting dean of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university was appointed today by speaker joe straus to serve on the select committee on economic development the committee was created during the last session of the legislature to ensure economic dev... |
the mosbacher institute for trade economics and public policy of the bush school of government and public service will present the annual bank of america program on volunteerism featuring robert w pease president and ceo of motiva enterprises llc on april 13 the event will be held in the annenberg presidential conferen... |
doctors li (tamu) fuhrmann (tamu) and early (suny) along with istpp director dr vedlitz had their manuscript preferences knowledge and citizen assessments of the terrorism risks of nuclear power issued by review of policy research the researchers evaluate the interplay of the us publics knowledge about terrorism and nu... |
acting dean andrew card welcomed house minority leader nancy pelosi to the bush school on february 20 a capacity crowd heard leader pelosi discuss the importance of public service exemplified by george bush 41st president of the united states and barbara bush both of whom attended the presentation also in the audience ... |
adam d williams a 2007 masters program in international affairs (mpia) graduate of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university has received the 2012 black engineer of the year award in the category of the most promising engineer in government by black engineering and information technology ... |
professor ronald sievert is a senior lecturer and director of the certificate in advanced international affairs program he earned his undergraduate degree at st bonaventure university in western new york state and a law degree from ut-austin sievert says he decided on a law career after witnessing both military investi... |
on february 3 2011 dr sharon caudle younger-carter distinguished policy maker in residence and visiting lecturer at the bush school testified before the subcommittee on oversight investigations and management of the us house of representatives committee on homeland security caudle was asked to discuss how effective the... |
on january 30 dr christopher layne who holds the robert m gates chair in intelligence and national security took part in the npr show on point the show originates from wbur in boston and is moderated by tom ashbrook layne and mike beckley a research fellow at the kennedy schools belfer science and international affairs... |
a memorial service was held on january 26 for bush school student michael vogel who died on january 18 vogels fellow students faculty and staff members gathered to remember him in the orientation theater of the bush presidential library at texas a&m university bush school student government association president carly ... |
joshua bolten former white house chief of staff under president george w bush will speak at the bush school at texas a&m university on january 26 2012 mr bolten will join acting dean of the bush school andrew card in a discussion of political polarization: its causes and its cure the event is part of the conocophillips... |
joshua bolten former white house chief of staff under president george w bush will speak at the bush school at texas a&m university on january 26 2012 mr bolten will join acting dean of the bush school andrew card in a discussion of political polarization: its causes and its cure the event is part of the conocophillips... |
acting dean of the bush school andrew h card spoke to students on monday october 3 about his leadership experiences in three white house administrations part of the schools conversations in leadership series the presentation was facilitated by the bush school student government associations speaker and leadership devel... |
the first robertson fellows have been awarded this fall to four texas a&m university bush school of government and public service students thomas buchanan kerri eisenbach danielle menard and michael vogel began their studies in september the program was instituted at the bush school in 2010 with a grant of $386 400 ove... |
as one of the principal actors in the drama of the 9/11 attacks acting dean andrew card of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university was featured in newsweeks coverage of the 10th anniversary newsweek featured the famous picture of card whispering to president george w bush in a florida s... |
on september 26 george rupp president and ceo of international rescue committee will give a lecture entitled local conflicts/global challenges at the bush schools annenberg presidential conference center rupps speech is open to the public and will begin at 5:30 pm dr george rupp has been president of the international ... |
janet napolitano head of the united states department of homeland security will speak on september 20 at the bush schools annenberg presidential conference center her speech will address issues of homeland security ten years after the attacks of september 11 2001 secretary napolitanos presentation is part of the scowcr... |
the institute for science technology and public policy (istpp) continues to publish articles in scholarly journals based on its many funded research projects the most recent publications from istpp are in the peer-reviewed journals political research quarterly and the journal of homeland security and emergency manageme... |
istpp director dr arnold vedlitz guided a team of bush school students during their 2010-2011 capstone project sponsored by accenture a global management consulting technology services and outsourcing company the bush schools capstone projects involve integrative team-based applied research exploring a major public pol... |
the texas state senate honored seven bush school master of public service and administration students for their service during the 82nd legislative session with a resolution passed on may 9 authored by state senator eddie lucio from brownsville the resolution …commended these outstanding students for their service…and ... |
reston va; may 3 2011 – research on public policy reform by texas a&m graduate students was presented today to accenture executives and clients at the national press club in washington dc the research was conducted under the capstone project at the george bush school of government and public service at texas a&m univer... |
houston tx the following is a statement released by former president bush 41: president obama has chosen wisely in nominating a diplomat of ryan crockers experience and consummate skill as ambassador to afghanistan and barbara and i salute our friend ryan for once again answering his countrys call to service while ryan... |
the following is a statement released by amb ryan crocker dean of the bush school of government and public service following his nomination as ambassador to afghanistan: i am deeply honored to have the confidence of the president the vice president and the secretary of state for this important mission the challenges ar... |
after a two-year drought the ‘dillo cup returned to its rightful home at the bush school on april 16 2011 in the 12th annual duke out for the ‘dillo softball game against the lbj school the bushwhackers delivered a thrilling 23-21 victory to a crowd of students faculty staff and alumni who gathered in college station t... |
by miranda russ when professor larry napper first arrived at texas a&m university to study history he had only read about the vast world outside of the united states – but had never seen any of it that would soon change in ways he never imagined after graduating from texas a&m as a member of the corps of cadets company... |
rear admiral nora tyson commander of carrier strike force 2 will speak at the next seminar presented by the bush schools scowcroft institute of international affairs admiral tysons presentation will be in the bush presidential library orientation theater on march 29 at 5:30 pm admiral tysons topic is the synergy of nav... |
on wednesday february 23 the mosbacher institute for trade economics and public policy was pleased to honor peter orszag former director of the office of management and budget under president barak obama with its first good governance award at the 2011 conocophillips white house lecture dr orszag arrived at the bush sc... |
on february 18 president barack obama presented the medal of freedom the nations highest civilian honor to president george h w bush president bush joined fourteen artists athletes civil rights activists humanitarians and others in receiving the honor president obama said these medals are presented to those who have ma... |
baylor university president ken starr who served for four years as united states solicitor general earlier in his career will speak on the global century and the future of the rule of law feb 18 at texas a&m university starrs 6 pm presentation at the annenberg presidential conference center will be hosted by the bush s... |
the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university will hold its fourth annual nonprofit management forum april 8 at the annenberg presidential conference center the forum offers nonprofit staff board members volunteers and students a full day of learning and networking titled strengthening the ca... |
as the protests in egypt escalated bush school professor and director of programming for the scowcroft institute of international affairs jeffrey engel saw an opportunity for students to engage in what he termed a good old fashioned teach-in which was held on tuesday february 1 in the bush library auditorium a teach-in... |
to address the growing amount of poverty among local citizens the city of bryan bush school of government and public service and texas a&m university will host a poverty reduction initiative the event will be held february 10 and 11 2011 at 1700 groesbeck bryan like many cities in the nation bryan has seen a growing am... |
the first time jim olson visited the bush school he had to wear a hard hat it was late in 1997 when mpia director chuck hermann gave olson then still employed with the central intelligence agency a tour of the allen building facilities he would call home for the next thirteen years after years of distinguished service ... |
the bush school was pleased to welcome thomas mason general manager of the lower colorado river authority for a brown bag seminar on november 1 entitled meeting texas water needs in the 21st century: problems and solutions mason discussed his organizations role in providing water and generating electricity for texas re... |
dr christina romer former chair of president obamas council of economic advisors and currently a professor at the university of californiaberkeley visited the bush school on november 5th dr romer met with students informally and provided an insiders perspective on recent economic events she also shared personal anecdot... |
george bush 41st president of the united states will host a solemn commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the beginning of military operations to liberate kuwait from occupation by saddam husseins iraq the ceremony to be held jan 20 at 5 pm at texas a&m university will include key kuwaiti representatives and top us o... |
michael gordon chief military correspondent for the new york times will give a presentation on the recent disclosure of military information through wikileaks and the future of iraq on november 17 wikileaks is an international organization that publishes submissions of otherwise unavailable documents from anonymous sou... |
the bush schools newest institute the mosbacher institute for trade economics and public policy sponsored leadership day at the bush school on november 3 2010 the days events featured prominent scholars and individuals with proven leadership ability the title of the afternoon panel discussion was excellence in leadersh... |
ambassador ryan crocker dean of the george bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university will be the institutions commencement convocation speaker dec 16 announced president r bowen loftin crocker joined texas a&m earlier this year after serving as us ambassador to iraq from 2007 to 2009 and earl... |
admiral mike mullen chairman of the joint chiefs of staff met with bush school students on september 30 prior to giving a public lecture sponsored by the bush school and the scowcroft institute of international affairs mullens speech focused on the uses and limitations of military power and alternatives to military for... |
texas a&m president r bowen loftin was the leadoff speaker for the 2010-2011 conversations in leadership series meeting with bush school students and faculty on october 12 a part of the public service leadership program the conversations in leadership series invites prominent public servants to discuss lessons they hav... |
on friday october 15 the institute for science technology and public policy (istpp) in the bush school of government and public service celebrated its ten year anniversary with a rededication ceremony and reception the event was held in the bush court of the robert h and judy ley allen building on the bush school campu... |
dr bill west who holds the sara lindsay chair at the bush school is part of a team recently awarded a grant to study how interest groups participate in and influence the federal rulemaking process professor wendy wagner of the ut school of law is the principal investigator on the $45 000 grant which was awarded by the ... |
the scowcroft institute of international affairs will host lt gen john f mulholland jr commanding general for the us army special operations command for the william and dianne moss scowcroft lecture series the program is scheduled for september 13 2010 at 5:30 pm at the annenberg presidential conference center at the g... |
the scowcroft institute of international affairs welcomed two speakers to campus during june as part of the national security leadership program (nslp) on june 8 david mosher spoke to nslp students and guests regarding the challenges of bilateral and multilateral agreements for weapons reductions mr mosher is a senior ... |
this week the bush school welcomed 110 new students during new student orientation the bush school class of 2012 adds diversity and experience to the schools student body these students come from varied academic disciplines possess professional and military work experience and demonstrate exceptional aptitude for criti... |
trey baker a 2006 master of public service and administration (mpsa) graduate of texas a&ms bush school of government and public service recently won a prestigious award from his employer the texas transportation institute (tti) during his time at the bush school trey worked on the high speed rail feasibility capstone ... |
ryan crocker dean of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university received an honorary doctor of national security affairs degree honoris causa during the june 10 graduation ceremonies at the national defense university the ceremony was held at fort mcnair in washington dc at which 605 stude... |
jeffrey engel has been named one of the topyoung historians of 2010 by george mason universitys history news network engel an associate professor holds the verlin and howard kruse ‘52 founders professorship at the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university and is responsible for programming at... |
bush school dean ryan crocker will speak at the world affairs council of san antonio luncheon on thursday april 29 2010 dean crocker will speak on his experience as former us ambassador to iraq pakistan syria kuwait and lebanon the event will be held at the san antonio country club registration begins at 11:30 am and t... |
over 300 friends family and bush school colleagues gathered on april 6 at christ united methodist church in college station to honor the life and service of former dean richard a (dick) chilcoat he served as the bush schools first permanent dean from 2001 until 2008 and held the edward and howard kruse endowed chair un... |
once again the bush schools founder has demonstrated continuing commitment to the bush school and its mission of preparing future leaders for public service during a week filled with a range of activities the former president and mrs bush found time to participate in bush school classes meet with the schools advisory b... |
professor ron sievert senior lecturer at the bush school of government and public service has conducted a legal review of the national security law policies put in place under president george w bush sieverts article which appears in the fall 2009 issue of the rutgers journal of law and public policy offers a new persp... |
the bush schools third annual nonprofit management forum will be held on april 9 offering nonprofit staff board members volunteers and students the opportunity for a day of learning and networking the forum will begin at 8:30 am at the annenberg presidential conference center and conclude at 4:00 pm that evening entitl... |
recent events in the united states and other countries have put terrorism back in the news four bush school faculty are included on texas a&ms ‘experts web page for their experience and expertise in homeland security terrorism and related topics among the bush school faculty listed as experts in international terrorism... |
led by texas a&m researchers the journal diplomatic history has published an extensive forum exploring the foreign policy of president george bush 41st president of the united states the topic is the primary focus of the january issue of what is considered the premier academic journal in the field and features articles... |
the bush schools new dean ambassador ryan crocker hit the ground running during his first week at the school crocker was appointed by the board of regents in december 2009 and arrived on campus monday january 25 during his first week crocker met with the schools faculty and staff as well as with president bowen loftin ... |
robert a mosbacher namesake of the mosbacher institute for trade economics and public policy at the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university has died in houston after a protracted bout with pancreatic cancer a longtime friend and colleague of president george h w bush mosbacher served as sec... |
the texas a&m university system board of regents has approved the appointment of ryan c crocker as dean of texas a&m universitys george bush school of government and public service effective january 25 2010 most recently ambassador crocker served as us ambassador to iraq from 2007 to 2009 upon learning of crockers sele... |
at the invitation of president george h w bush president barack obama gave the keynote address at the points of light foundations presidential forum on service on october 16 2009 the historic event was held on the campus of texas a&m university in college station texas home of the bush school of government and public s... |
dr arnold vedlitz director of the institute for science technology and public policy was invited by the howard baker jr center for public policy and the woodrow wilson international center for scholars to help organize and participate in the conference on formulation of energy and climate policy: toward an open and tra... |
assistant professor joanna lahey is spending the academic year as a visiting scholar at the rand corporation in santa monica ca supported by a fellowship from the national institute on aging (nia) lahey holds a phd in economics from mit and is widely known for her research on age discrimination and how age relates to l... |
four faculty and staff members were recognized for their achievements at the annual bush school faculty and staff awards ceremony held friday september 25 2009 the awards were presented by dr benton cocanougher interim dean of the school dr christopher layne received the college teaching award given by the association ... |
professor christopher layne who holds the robert m gates chair in national security at the george h w bush school of government and public service has been commissioned by the national intelligence council (nic) to write a paper on the unipolar exit an examination of whether us primacy is waning and if so what this mea... |
ambassador (retired) larry napper has been named interim director of the scowcroft institute for international affairs of the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m university nappers appointment was announced by dr sam kirkpatrick executive associate dean of the bush school ambassador napper is a se... |
college station aug 25 2009 – students who drop out of high school will cost texas up to $96 billion in lost revenue and outright expenses over their lifetimes and that figure escalates as each new crop of dropouts is created concludes a study commissioned by the united ways of texas and written by the bush school of g... |
born in china dr ren mu joined the bush school faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor having most recently been a research consultant at the world bank she received her ba in economics and an ma in law from nankai university after that she moved to the united states to pursue additional education eventually earning ... |
the bush schools communications program recently was honored at the council for advancement and support of education (case) district iv conference with four awards achievement awards were presented to executive associate dean sam kirkpatrick for the bush schools youtube channel in the world wide web category the school... |
dr benton cocanougher interim dean of the bush school of government and public service has announced the appointment of two faculty members to endowed chairs in the school dr chris layne will now hold the robert m gates chair in intelligence and national security layne is widely known for his expertise in international... |
provost and executive vice president for academics jeffrey s vitter announced friday january 30 that the search advisory committee for the position of dean of the george bush school of government and public service has been named and will commence a search to fill this critical position vitter says i am looking forward... |
george bush 41st president of the united states will host ryan crocker the former united states ambassador to iraq pakistan kuwait syria and lebanon on march 9 for the lenore and francis humphrys international speakers program the program is scheduled for 6 pm at the annenberg presidential conference center at the geor... |
dr christopher layne the mary julia and george r jordan professor at the bush school texas a&m university has been appointed an associate of the national intelligence council (nic) associates are a select group of scholars and experts who consult with the nic on a range of policy matters layne has also been appointed t... |
jeffrey a engel assistant professor at the bush school of government and public service has won the paul birdsall prize in european military and strategic history for his book cold war at 30 000 feet: the anglo-american fight for aviation supremacy published in 2007 by harvard university press the birdsall prize is awa... |
college station the us senate has unanimously confirmed the appointment of dr david h mcintyre to the national security education board president bush nominated mcintyre in july mcintyre is the director of the integrative center for homeland security at texas a&m university as well as director of the graduate level cer... |
dr joanna lahey came to the bush school in 2006 after receiving her doctorate in economics from the massachusetts institute of technology (mit) as the resident expert on the economics of aging and health she has published groundbreaking work on the subject and received attention from leading media outlets for her resea... |
the bush school of government and public service at texas a&m was ranked 23rd in the nation among 201 public schools in the latest us news & world report ranking for graduate programs in public affairs the rankings conducted in fall 2007 are based on the national reputation of public affairs programs which is reflected... |
dr william brown followed a non-traditional path to the bush school studying education organizational psychology and social work rather than political science or economics after earning a bs in education from northeastern university his work with emotionally disturbed children was rewarding but very stressful so he mov... |
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