The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium provides a timely opportunity to address the challenges and opportunities of the WPS agenda by discussing them in a bi-partisan environment, developing connections between Texas, regional, and national stakeholders. This symposium was held on November 15, 2019, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M […]
Department of International Affairs News
The Women, Peace, and Security Program at the Bush School to Host 5th Annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium
A diverse range of accomplished women will gather in College Station on November 15th to discuss the linkages between women, development and national security at the annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium. This year’s symposium, hosted by the Program on Women, Peace, and Security Program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service […]
Bush School Faculty Receives Prestigious FBI Award
Michael W. Howell, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and new faculty member at the Bush School, received the FBI Medal of Excellence in July 2019 just before his retirement from the Bureau. FBI Director Christopher Wray cited Agent Howell for “your sustained performance in contributions to the Dallas counterterrorism program and excellence […]
Bush School Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship for Service
Peter Casey, a member of the 2020 class in the Department of International Affairs, has been awarded a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS), which supports undergraduate and graduate students studying cyber-related disciplines. SFS is a federal government program designed to recruit and train the next generation of information technology professionals, industrial control system security professionals, […]
Bush School Capstone Project Cited by Washington Think Tank
The Bush School capstone project “Iran after Khamenei: A Framework for Succession” has been cited in a recent report by the Washington-based Atlantic Council. The Atlantic Council published a report titled After Sistani and Khamenei: Looming Successions Will Shape the Middle East in July 2019. The report, authored by top Middle East experts Abbas Kadhim and […]
Dr. Reyko Huang Granted Tenure
The Board of Regents has granted tenure to Dr. Reyko Huang, and she has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. Huang holds a PhD in political science from Columbia University, an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School at […]
Bush School Student Wins Women in International Trade Scholarship
Locky Catron, a second-year student in the Master of International Affairs program at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service, has been awarded one of two scholarships from the Women in International Trade (WIIT) organization. The Association of Women in International Trade (WIIT) is based in Washington, DC, and works to promote […]
Recapping The 4th Annual Texas Symposium on Women, Peace, and Security
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium provides a timely opportunity to address the challenges and opportunities of the WPS agenda by discussing them in a bi-partisan environment, developing connections between Texas, regional, and national stakeholders. This symposium was held on November 5, 2018, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M […]
Valerie Hudson Named University Distinguished Professor
Professor Valerie Hudson of the Bush School’s Department of International Affairs has been named a Distinguished Professor, the University’s highest faculty honor. Hudson is one of seven faculty members who received the designation this year. Distinguished Professors are faculty members who are renowned in their fields and who have made at least one landmark contribution […]
Bush School Professor Will Norris Receives $10,000 Award to Explore China Policies
China expert Will Norris is one of only twenty recent PhD graduates to become a part of the National Asia Research Program (NARP) fellowship for 2019 and get a $10,000 grant to publish policy-oriented research. The program connects the academic and policy communities and trains rising Asia scholars to develop skills to conduct policy-specific research […]