Professor says misperceptions of Iranians empower the country’s oppressive regime, but ‘TikTok generation’ and women activists may be key. The Iranian people want to cast off unjust laws enforced by the country’s religious dictators and so called “morality police” who use their version of Islam as a weapon to oppress women and maintain power. But […]
Department of International Affairs News
Student Spotlight: Christopher Weech
The Bush School is fully committed to its mission of educating and training principled leaders as well as performing service. Learn more about why students have chosen the Bush School of Government & Public Service as Christopher Weech, class of 2023 Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses his experience at the Bush School. Chris’s main […]
Student Spotlight: Dawa Sherpa
Dawa Sherpa, class of 2023 Master of International Affairs Candidate, discusses how her experience at the Bush School shaped her summer experience with Women Advocacy Project in Harare, Zimbabwe. Dawa is on the International Development and Economic Policy track. Her concentrations are in Women, Peace, & Security and Conflict and Development. Tells us a little […]
Bush School Students Travel to Israel as Part of New Immersive Course
Opportunities for international engagement at the Bush School expanded this summer with the addition of a new immersive course. In May 2022, Associate Professor Michael W. Howell, former FBI agent and Counterterrorism Agent, taught 34 Bush School students and travelers a new class entitled “Understanding Terrorism at the Source.” The course included five days of […]
Dr. David Bearce to Head International Affairs Department
Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service is pleased to announce the appointment of David H. Bearce, Ph.D., as Head of the Department of International Affairs. Dr. Bearce joins the Bush School faculty from the University of Colorado Boulder where he was a faculty member. He previously was a faculty member at […]
Ambassador John T. Hennessey-Niland Joins Bush SchoolÂ
Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambassador John T. Hennessey-Niland to Professor of the Practice in the Department of International Affairs. Hennessey-Niland is retiring from the U.S. Department of State where he most recently served as the U.S. Ambassador to Palau. With a diplomatic career spanning […]
Bush School Professor Retires With Many Stories To Tell, More He Won’t
Texas A&M University Professor Jim Olson says he had a strained relationship with his father-in-law for several decades.
John Anderson: From Vietnam Veteran to Bush School Graduate
Now 77 years old, Bush School of Government & Public Service Alumnus John Anderson has survived 38 potentially fatal situations. After six active duty and 16 reserve years of US Army service, with one year in Vietnam, this is a notable accomplishment.
Bush School Capstone Report Cited in White House Announcement
A recent Bush School Capstone Project titled “Technological Threats: How Online Harassment of Female Political Figures Undermines Democracy” has been cited in a June 16 Presidential Memorandum from the White House. The citation was part of the announcement that President Joe Biden will sign a Presidential Memorandum establishing the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment […]
LAUNCH Highlights Dr. Ruyle Led InnovationX Program
On Wednesday, March 23, LAUNCH held a panel at the Memorial Student Center featuring students who participated in the InnovationX program. Each year, the InnovationX program awards grants of up to 20 thousand dollars to support faculty who form research teams of students from different majors and disciplines. Emily Finbow, Assistant Director of LAUNCH, said […]
