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 […]
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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 […]
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the Bush School
On Wednesday, March 26, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service had the privilege of hosting Mr. Ray LaHood, former US secretary of transportation, at the Institute’s 2015 ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series. In recognition of his many years of exemplary public service and […]
ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series Hosts “Reaching Across the Aisle: The Challenge to Governing” with Ray LaHood
On Wednesday, March 26, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service had the privilege of hosting Mr. Ray LaHood, former US secretary of transportation, at the Institute’s 2015 ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series. In recognition of his many years of exemplary public service and […]
Responding to Global Humanitarian Crises: Challenges and Opportunities
On Tuesday, February 3, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, featured Mr. Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps, at the Institute’s 2015 Bank of America Program on Volunteerism. Under Mr. Keny-Guyer’s leadership, Mercy Corps has emerged as a leading international humanitarian and development […]