Acting Dean Andrew Card welcomed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to the Bush School on February 20. A capacity crowd heard Leader Pelosi discuss the importance of public service exemplified by George Bush, 41st President of the United States, and Barbara Bush, both of whom attended the presentation. Also in the audience were Congresswoman Sheila […]
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Bush School Former Student Receives 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Award
Adam D. Williams, a 2007 Master’s Program in International Affairs (MPIA) graduate of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, has received the 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Award in the category of the Most Promising Engineer in Government by Black Engineering and Information Technology magazine. The publication recently recognized 35 […]
Faculty Spotlight: Ronald Sievert
Professor Ronald Sievert is a senior lecturer and director of the Certificate in Advanced International Affairs program. He earned his undergraduate degree at St. Bonaventure University in western New York State and a law degree from UT-Austin. Sievert says he decided on a law career after witnessing both military investigations and the Watergate scandal, which […]
Caudle Testifies Before U.S. House Committee
On February 3, 2011, Dr. Sharon Caudle, Younger-Carter Distinguished Policy Maker in Residence and visiting lecturer at the Bush School, testified before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security. Caudle was asked to discuss how effective the Department of Homeland Security has been in implementing […]
Christopher Layne on NPR’s “On Point”
On January 30, Dr. Christopher Layne, who holds the Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security took part in the NPR show “On Point.” The show originates from WBUR in Boston, and is moderated by Tom Ashbrook. Layne and Mike Beckley, a research fellow at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Science and International Affairs […]
Vogel Remembered by Bush School Colleagues
A memorial service was held on January 26 for Bush School student Michael Vogel, who died on January 18. Vogel’s fellow students, faculty, and staff members gathered to remember him in the Orientation Theater of the Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University. Bush School Student Government Association president, Carly Hilly, opened the service and […]
Former White House Chief of Staff Bolten to Speak at Texas A&M, Receive Award
Joshua Bolten, former White House chief of staff under President George W. Bush, will speak at the Bush School at Texas A&M University on January 26, 2012. Mr. Bolten will join Acting Dean of the Bush School, Andrew Card, in a discussion of “Political Polarization: Its Causes and Its Cure.” The event is part of […]
Former White House Chief of Staff Bolten to Speak at Texas A&M, Receive Award
Joshua Bolten, former White House chief of staff under President George W. Bush, will speak at the Bush School at Texas A&M University on January 26, 2012. Mr. Bolten will join Acting Dean of the Bush School, Andrew Card, in a discussion of “Political Polarization: Its Causes and Its Cure.” The event is part of […]
Dean Card Speaks at Brown Bag Seminar
Acting dean of the Bush School, Andrew H. Card, spoke to students on Monday, October 3, about his leadership experiences in three White House administrations. Part of the School’s Conversations in Leadership series, the presentation was facilitated by the Bush School Student Government Association’s Speaker and Leadership Development program. Dean Card began the hour-long lunch […]
First Robertson Fellows Named
The first Robertson Fellows have been awarded this fall to four Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service students. Thomas Buchanan, Kerri Eisenbach, Danielle Menard, and Michael Vogel began their studies in September. The program was instituted at the Bush School in 2010 with a grant of $386,400 over four years from […]
