As someone with extensive knowledge and experience in Afghanistan and around the world, Texas A&M Bush School Dean Ryan Crocker was a logical choice to take part in the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program (PTB), which helps educate and support women entrepreneurs across the globe. Crocker moderated the AT&T/Institute for the Empowerment of Women’s panel discussion […]
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Obituary: Paul P. Van Riper, Emeritus
Paul P. Van Riper, scholar, teacher, administrator and community activist, passed away from natural causes in Colorado on July 11, 2014 at age 97. Paul Van Riper’s multifaceted career spanned 70+ years. His teaching career included posts at Northwestern University, Cornell and Texas A&M. He also held visiting positions at George Washington University, the University […]
F. Gregory Gause Appointed as International Affairs Department Head at the Bush School
Dean Ryan Crocker has announced the appointment of Dr. F. Gregory Gause, III, as the first head of the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. As professor of international affairs, Gause also will hold the John H. Lindsey ‘44 Chair at the School. Gause comes […]
Bush School Dean Crocker is a Major Media Source Regarding Iraq Crisis
As the terrorist group ISIS continues to wreak havoc in Iraq, the international community and the media are searching for response and advice from experts on Middle East conflict, one of whom is former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (2007-2009) Ryan Crocker, who currently serves as dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service […]
ISTPP Researchers Published in Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
ISTPP Director Arnold Vedlitz, along with ISTPP Associate Research Scientist Xinsheng Liu and ISTPP Fellow James Stoutenborough have published their article, “Trends in Public Attitudes Toward Climate Change: The Influence of the Economy and Climategate on Risk, Information, and Public Policy,” in Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. By comparing the public’s perceptions, attitudes and […]
Nigerian Kidnapping Not Surprising, Says Scholar At Texas A&M’s Bush School
Valerie Hudson, a noted scholar of gender issues and of foreign policy, says she was not surprised to learn that the Islamic militant organization Boko Haram had kidnapped 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria but is of the opinion leaders of that group did not expect the worldwide reaction. “Boko Haram was startled that anyone outside Nigeria […]
ISTPP Researchers Published in Environmental Science & Policy
ISTPP Assistant Director, Xinsheng Liu, and Director, Arnold Vedlitz, along with co-author Liu Shi, have published their article, “Examining the Determinants of Public Environmental Concern: Evidence from National Public Surveys” in Environmental Science & Policy. In the article, the authors examine the changes over time in individual-level factors – socio-demographic variables, political orientations, and personal beliefs […]
Endowed Bush School Scholarship Honors Long-time Congressman
In honor of their father, the late Congressman Thomas Ludlow Ashley, Meredith and Mark Ashley created the Thomas Ludlow Ashley Endowed Scholarship at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. The scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis and selected by a committee of faculty and staff of the School. […]
Robinson and Vedlitz Win APSA Kaufman Award
Scott Robinson, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, and the Bush School’s Executive Associate Dean Arnold Vedlitz have been awarded the 2014 Herbert Kaufman Best Paper Award by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Public Administration Section. Vedlitz and Robinson were honored for their paper entitled “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the […]
ISTPP Director Vedlitz and Senior ISTPP Research Fellow Robinson Share Herbert Kaufman Award
Scott Robinson, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, and the Bush School’s Executive Associate Dean Arnold Vedlitz have been awarded the 2014 Herbert Kaufman Best Paper Award by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Public Administration Section. Vedlitz and Robinson were honored for their paper entitled “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the […]