Dr. Melissa K. Merry was presented with the inaugural Arnold Vedlitz Award during the 2017 Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference held January 12-14 in New Orleans. Merry is the author of Framing Environmental Disaster: Environmental Advocacy and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, published in 2016. The award will be given annually to authors of seminal […]
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Dean Welsh Receives “Living Legends of Aviation” Award
Mark Welsh, dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, was recognized as a Living Legend of Aviation at an award ceremony held January 20 in Beverly Hills California. Living Legends of Aviation are recognized annually for their remarkable accomplishment in aviation. Other 2017 honorees included Ray Conner, vice […]
A Week with Jeb Bush
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush teaching at the Bush School in January A day-by-day account of the ten-day course entitled Governors in the State, Nation, and World, taught by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Day 1: Friday Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush […]
Profile in Service: Bryce Barros
When Bryce Barros passed through the sliding doors of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University in fall 2015, his entrance was seven years in the making. “I knew I wanted to go to the Bush School since I was a freshman [in college],” Barros said. “I had a close […]
Dr. Vedlitz and Co-authors Publish Study on US Perceptions of Climate Change Risk and Policy Support
Drs. Arnold Vedlitz, Samuel Brody, and Himanshu Grover have recently published their study on the US public’s perceptions of climate change risk and how these perceptions are influenced through a risk-stress-capacity model that combines of individual and local environmental factors. In this way, their study provides a deeper understanding of risk perception and its implications for climate change policy. […]
Recapping The 2nd 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 18, 2016, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M […]
Faculty Spotlight: John Schuessler
Dr. John Schuessler spent five years in Montgomery, Alabama, as an associate professor of strategy at the Air War College. In August 2016, he came to the Bush School, where he joined the international affairs faculty. “It’s a good fit,” said Dr. Schuessler of his new role within the Bush School. “I’m teaching graduate students […]
Dr. Portney and Dr. Bowman Present ISTPP Research about Nexus at National Conference
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy conducted in 2015 the first of its kind national public opinion survey that explores the American public’s awareness, concerns, and attitudes, risk perceptions, and policy preferences about the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus. This survey was designed to gather data about the public’s understanding of the trade-offs and synergies […]
Bush School Dean Mark Welsh Appointed to Northrop Grumman Board of Directors
Northrop Grumman has elected Mark Welsh, dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, to the company’s Board of Directors. “We are delighted that Mark Welsh has joined our Board of Directors,” said Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation. “His extensive leadership experience […]
Bush School Dean to Serve on Air Force Academy Endowment Board of Directors
Mark Welsh, dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, has been selected to serve as a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Endowment Board of Directors. Welsh is a 1976 graduate of the Air Force Academy and a forty-year Air Force veteran. “We are thrilled to have […]
