COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 26, 2025) – A new issue of the Mosbacher White Paper series examines Texas Senate Bill 18 (SB 18), the legislation that formally codifies academic tenure into state law while introducing strengthened performance evaluations and accountability measures for tenured faculty. In Project Tenure: An Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 18, author […]
Bush School News
Have questions about the U.S. war on drugs, in the past or today? Come ask an expert, Aileen Teague
Teague, a Texas A&M University assistant professor, has written a new book on how U.S. counternarcotics policies have shaped the nation’s diplomacy, affecting the fate of Mexico and other countries. She will take audience questions at a College Station book event hosted by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, part of The Bush […]
Bush School’s City and County Governance Program welcomes new director, Darrek Ferrell ’09, ’11
Ferrell, who worked in municipal government for more than a decade before joining The Bush School of Government and Public Service faculty as an associate professor of practice, wants to produce skilled administrators to improve local government service across Texas – and train students to have the kind of meaningful experiences the Bush School prepared him […]
MEETING RISING U.S. ELECTRICITY DEMAND FROM AI AND DATA CENTERS: AN INTEGRATED TECHNICAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE
COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 2025) – A new issue of the Mosbacher White Paper series examines the causes of the emerging electricity crisis in the United States amid rapid growing demand given the expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Energy and supply chain experts Mohamed Abdelhady, Eleftherios Iakovou, and Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos of the Texas A&M […]
Army Fellow Dallas Clements wins major award for report on whether the military will be available for disaster assistance during a war
• Clements was in the Scowcroft Institute Army Fellow Program; the program, in The Bush School of Government and Public Service, hosts and provides additional support for mid-career military personnel attending the U.S. Army War College • “LTC Clements has done the nation a service with his research. It’s top-notch work and we here at the Bush […]
Alexandra Richie, noted historian of Eastern European security, visiting Texas A&M
Richie will speak about Poland’s history and how it is shaping the views of one of the United States’ staunchest allies in its international rivalry with Russia. She will give a public lecture on Nov. 19, and speak to classes in the Department of History and The Bush School of Government and Public Service, which is one of […]
Understanding Stablecoins: Market Growth, Regulatory Challenges, and the GENIUS Act
A new issue of The Takeaway explores how the GENIUS Act could benefit stablecoin holders while potentially creating unintended market consequences. COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 11, 2025) – A new issue of The Takeaway discusses the usefulness of the new Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, launched in July 2025, […]
Gen. Earl Rudder’s legacy, distilled? Purpose
• Historian Alex Kershaw recently spoke about the former Texas A&M University president’s heroics during World War II, and the life of service that followed, during a visit hosted by The Bush School of Government and Public Service and supported by Amy ’84 and Tim Leach ’82 • “We would like to thank Amy and Tim Leach for […]
Upcoming Women, Peace, and Security conference to examine the impact of a groundbreaking United Nations national security declaration
• Former U.N. undersecretary Anwarul Chowdhury will deliver a keynote speech about United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 at the Nov. 14 symposium, hosted by The Bush School of Government and Public Service’s Program on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) • “WPS is about national and global security, plain and simple. I’m honored that the Bush School is a […]
Dr. Bassel Daher Publishes New Research in Nature Sustainability
Dr. Bassel Daher, Assistant Director for Sustainable Development at the Texas A&M Energy Institute and a Research Fellow with the Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy, Publishes in Nature Sustainability Dr. Baher’s new Worldview article in Nature Sustainability, Simplexifying Sustainability, highlights that tackling today’s complex sustainability issues needs more than bigger data and better models—it requires “simplexity,” transforming complexity into clear, actionable steps. Daher warns […]
