A Living Legacy of Public Service
Public Service Is a Noble CallingOpening our doors in 1997 founded on the values of the 41st President of the United States, the Bush School prepares principled leaders to serve in government, in nonprofits, and across the world.
A School Built Around a Belief
A President’s Vision
When President George H.W. Bush chose Texas A&M as the home of his presidential library, he didn’t only want a place to preserve his records. He wanted a school — a place where students would learn that public service is more than a job. It is a calling.
Designed Around That Calling
That belief shaped everything about how the Bush School was built. The curriculum emphasizes leadership, ethics, and management. The school is nonpartisan by design, reflecting President Bush’s conviction that the work of government is done across party lines.
A Living Connection to History
The school and the library share more than a campus. Students walk between them every day — into archives that hold the records of a presidency, past artifacts that shaped the late twentieth century, and into conversations with people who lived those moments. It’s an arrangement uncommon among American universities, and it’s central to what a Bush School education is.
A Force for Public Service
More Than a Namesake
For two decades, President Bush was an active presence at the school — at student interview weekends, on campus walks, at graduations. His engagement shaped what the school became, and the school continues to carry the values he set.
I look forward to my involvement with this school as much as any work I have ever undertaken.
Carrying the Legacy Forward
A Dean Who Embodies the Mission
The Bush School is led today by the Honorable John B. Sherman ’92 — an Aggie, a Corps of Cadets former Commander, and a thirty-year national security professional whose career carries forward exactly what President Bush built this school to teach: service rooted in character.
An Aggie’s Return to Service
Dean Sherman graduated from Texas A&M in 1992 and went on to thirty years of service across the U.S. Army, the CIA, the Department of Defense, and the broader Intelligence Community — including as Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Intelligence Community and Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. He returned to Aggieland in 2024 to lead the school that prepares the next generation to do the same kind of work.
Three Locations, One Calling
Under Dean Sherman’s leadership, the school reaches further than ever — with programs in College Station, in Washington, D.C., and online. The locations have grown. The mission hasn’t moved.
Explore the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
The Bush School and the Bush Library share more than geography. Together, they tell the story of a life dedicated to public service — and shape a generation called to that work.
Visit the Bush LibraryAs graduates of the Bush School, we are President Bush’s living legacy. We owe it to him, Mrs. Bush, and their family to be points of light and create points of light everywhere we go.
Where the Mission Lives Now
Get to know the people, programs, and places that bring the Bush School’s calling to life today.
Dean John B. Sherman ’92 brings thirty years of national security leadership home to Aggieland.
Our Programs
Graduate degrees in international affairs, public service, and political science — in College Station, in DC, and online.
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Where Our Graduates Serve
Career outcomes and stories from across government, nonprofits, and the private sector.
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