October 5-6, 2026 Bush School, Washington D.C. Save the Date The Texas A&M Bush School and the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies are co-hosting the 6th Annual Economic Statecraft Summit this October in Washington D.C. 1.5 days of keynotes, fireside chats, and panels — focused on aligning strengths, identifying mutual benefits, and shaping the future […]
Bush School News
Texas A&M’s Bush School Welcomes the RISC Institute to Expand National Research Security
Texas A&M University’s Bush School for Government and Public Service will extend its commitment to national and research security through the addition of the pioneering Research and Innovative Security and Competitiveness (RISC) Institute. This strategic realignment, which will be official June 1, will expand the school’s research and workforce development efforts and broaden its national […]
Dr. Kirby Goidel Brings Texas A&M Political Science Expertise to Local Media
For years, Dr. Kirby Goidel has been a staple of on-air local media in the Bryan/College Station area. Completely a volunteer effort, he’s motivated by one thing: increasing the visibility of the Department of Political Science to a wider audience. In just the past academic year, Dr. Goidel has appeared on KBTX local news a […]
Reconnecting Aggies: Political Science Former Students Gather in The Woodlands and Austin
For many Former Students of the Texas A&M Department of Political Science, this spring’s receptions in The Woodlands and Austin felt less like formal events and more like long-awaited reunions. Across two evenings in January and May, nearly 50 former students gathered with faculty and department leaders to reconnect over shared memories of Aggieland while […]
From Aggieland to Washington: Eleanor Sebastian ’28 Gains Public Service Experience Through Public Policy Scholars Program
Many Aggies choose political science with a dream of impacting public policy at the federal level with a career in Washington, D.C. From Texas, that career can feel far away. But the Texas A&M University System Public Policy Scholars Program (PPSP) tangibly connects undergraduates to the world of public service through an integrated, semester-long expedience […]
Bush School Outstanding Alumna Diana Pérez Gomez ’00 visits POLS Aggies
Bush School Outstanding Alumna, Attorney Diana Pérez Gomez ‘00, returned to Texas A&M University to speak with members of the POLS Aggies student organization during a luncheon at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. Joined by two colleagues from her firm, Pérez Gomez shared insights from her legal career and offered practical advice to students interested […]
Former Student Spotlight: Dr. Dottie Carmichael ’99
Legislation can have wide-reaching impacts: both predictable and unforeseen. Navigating that uncertainty requires policy expertise: something political scientists are uniquely qualified to offer. For more than three decades, Dr. Dottie Carmichael ’99 has built a career bridging academic research and real-world policymaking, demonstrating how political science training can shape public policy far beyond the classroom. […]
How Americans Read Tariff Policy: The Role of Partisanship in Economic Expectations
A new issue of The Takeaway examines how households understood the 2025 tariff policy and how their beliefs changed when they were presented with research-based findings from the previous U.S.–China tariff war. COLLEGE STATION, TX (May 2026) – Yoon Joo Jo examines how U.S. households interpreted President Trump’s April 2, 2025, “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, […]
ISTPP Research – Perceptions, Not Just Proximity: What Truly Drives Public Support for Environmental Health Policies?
A recent study published in Environmental Hazards reveals a disconnect between actual environmental risks and public demand for policy support. Utilizing 2021 survey data from Texas adults alongside geographic tracking of local toxic-waste sites, researchers Ki Eun Kang, Carol L. Goldsmith, Arnold Vedlitz, and Itza Mendoza-Sanchez mapped out the relationship between objective hazard exposure and […]
ISTPP Welcomes New Research Fellows – Dr. Kaye Atobe and Dr. Clifford Young
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy is pleased to announce the addition of two new research affiliates to its Fellows program – Dr. Kaye Atobe and Dr. Clifford Young. Dr. Atoba is a Research Scientist at the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas at Texas A&M University. His work focuses on advancing a […]
