The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy hosted its final Conversation in Public Policy of the academic year on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 featuring President of Texas A&M Michael K. Young speaking on the topic of “Freedom of Religion and the Global Growth of Democracy.” The evening began with welcoming remarks from Ambassador […]
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Texas A&M President Michael K. Young To Speak On Religious Freedom And Global Democracy April 5
Michael K. Young, president of Texas A&M University, will give a talk titled “Freedom of Religion and the Global Growth of Democracy” on April 5. The lecture will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center and is part of the “Mosbacher Conversations in Public Policy” series, co-sponsored by the Mosbacher Institute for […]
Conversation in Public Policy: Restoring Trust – Financial Crises and Regulatory Responses in the Bush Era and Beyond
The Mosbacher Institute’s Conversations in Public Policy series continued on Thursday, March 3, 2016, with a talk by Chairman Richard C. Breeden, the 24th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and former Assistant to the President for Issues Analysis under President George H.W. Bush. He was engaged in an on-stage conversation by Chairman Donald […]
Education Policy Workshop: Instruction Isn’t Enough: How Academic Success is Shaped by What Happens Outside of School
The Mosbacher Institute’s second Education Policy Workshop featured Dr. Amy Ellen Schwartz, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor of Public Affairs at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and the Director of the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University, on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Dr. Schwartz spoke at the George Bush Presidential […]
Education Policy Workshop Focuses on How Success is Shaped by What Happens Outside of School
On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University will host the second lecture of its Education Policy Workshop series with a talk by Dr. Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor in Public Affairs at the […]
Short-term Volunteers: an Essential Resource for Long-term Development with Bud Philbrook
The Mosbacher Institute’s 2016 Bank of America Program on Volunteerism featured Bud Philbrook, co-founder and CEO of Global Volunteers, on February 9, 2016. Mr. Philbrook described the advantage of the short-term volunteer model used by Global Volunteers to address what he contends is the most significant challenge facing the global community: human and economic development. […]
Education Policy Workshop: Taken by Storm: The Effects of the Post Katrina New Orleans School Reforms on Students’ Academic Outcomes
On Monday, February 1, the Mosbacher Institute hosted its inaugural Education Policy Workshop with Dr. Douglas Harris, a professor of economics at Tulane University and the director of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, speaking about the effects of the post-Katrina New Orleans school reforms on students’ academic outcomes. After the devastating effects of […]
The Starr Foundation Major Gift Supports Mosbacher Institute’s Global Markets Program
A donation of $1 million from The Starr Foundation is now providing a stable funding source for the Program in Integration of Global Markets (IGM) at the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. The IGM program promotes sound trade policy […]
Conversations in Public Policy: Reflections on Globalization
At the Mosbacher Institute’s inaugural Conversations in Public Policy event, Ambassador Richard Fisher, the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2005 to 2015, and Mr. Robert Mosbacher, Jr., the Chairman of Mosbacher Energy Company, reflected on how intertwined the United States’ monetary policy is with global financial markets. Ambassador Fisher, […]
HEB’s Craig L. Boyan Honored with the 2015 McLane Leadership in Business Award
This year’s McLane Leadership in Business Award was presented to H E B in recognition of the grocery store chain’s exemplary customer service, industry leadership, and community involvement. Mr. Craig L. Boyan, the president and chief operating officer of H E B, spoke and accepted the award before a full auditorium of students, faculty, and […]
