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. […]
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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 […]
Dr. Raymond Robertson – Faculty Spotlight
While moving from a small private liberal arts school solely focused on undergraduate education to a graduate program within a large public research university may seem like a big transition, for Dr. Raymond Robertson, it is a perfect fit. As professor and holder of the Helen and Roy Ryu Chair in Economics and Government at […]
Bush School Faculty and ISTPP Researchers Present at Nexus Conference
Professor Kent Portney chaired a symposium on “Public Opinion and Food-Water-Energy Nexus Policy,” at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus Conference of the National Council for Science and the Environment January 21, 2016, in Washington, DC. This conference brings together people from academia, government agencies, corporations, and nonprofits to develop new understandings and explore solutions to complex scientific […]
Bush Student Serves as Student Liaison to College Station City Council
This past fall, the Texas A&M Student Government Association (SGA) created a new position designed to improve communication between the student body at Texas A&M and the City of College Station. Wayne Beckerman, a current student at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, now holds that position, serving as […]
Bush School Alum Named President of the TAMU Foundation
Tyson Voelkel, who assumes the presidency of the Texas A&M Foundation in January, holds a master’s degree in international affairs from the Bush School of Government and Public Service and is currently a member of the School’s advisory board. The US Army veteran and 1996 graduate of Texas A&M University will take office on January […]
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 […]
Students from Bush School and Russian Diplomatic Academy Engage in Dialogue on Important Topics
With tensions growing between the US and Russia, diplomatic talks between the two countries’ leaders are often strained. But that has not stopped students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M and students from the Russian Diplomatic Academy from engaging in constructive discussions during a teleconference session each year. This […]
Bush School Student to Lead Major International Natural Disaster Project
Morten Wendelbo, a student at the Bush School of Government of Public Service, Texas A&M University, has been appointed to lead a multi-agency project on natural disaster response and resilience through the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) in Brussels, Belgium. Wendelbo spent four months interning at EIAS where he interacted with various UN agencies, […]
Dr. Hudson and WomanStats Work to Combat the Threat to Women’s Security
Threats to women’s security are felt at every level of government and in every nation. According to the UN, one in three women worldwide will experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime—in some countries the number is as high as seven in ten. More than 700 million women worldwide were married […]