On April 24, 2015, students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service participated in the annual Aggie Relay For Life event held in College Station, Texas. Aggie Relay For Life is a student organization at Texas A&M that works directly with the American Cancer Society (ACS) office in Bryan, Texas. Money raised goes […]
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Cole Blease Graham, Jr. – Faculty Spotlight
Cole Blease Graham, Jr., assistant dean of Assessment and Diversity Initiatives and professor in the Department of Public Service and Administration, earned his PhD from the University of South Carolina in 1971. Previously, he received master’s degrees from the Northwestern Louisiana State College and the University of Pennsylvania. Graham’s academic pursuits are focused in the […]
ISTPP Welcomes New Researcher – Dr. Bryce Hannibal
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy welcomes Dr. Bryce Hannibal as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dr. Hannibal’s academic interests include economic sociology, social networks and network analysis, social policy, innovation and creativity, and environmental sociology. He received his PhD and MS degrees in sociology from Texas A&M University and his BS from Brigham […]
Congressman Hurd Speaks to Bush School Students
On Monday, April 20, 2015, Will Hurd, the US Representative for Texas’s 23rd congressional district, treated students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service to a special presentation. Ryan Crocker, dean of the Bush School, facilitated the talk. Hurd spent a majority of his time with the students fielding and answering questions about […]
Bush School Students and Faculty Attend UN Conference on the Status of Women
Twenty-two students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and from Brigham Young University (BYU), along with several faculty members, recently spent ten days attending the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women/Beijing+20 conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The conference focused […]
MPSA announces Kenneth J. Meier award recognizing scholarship in public administration and policy
The Midwest Political Science Association has established a new annual award recognizing outstanding scholarship in politics, public administration, and public policy in honor of Kenneth J. Meier, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Project for Equity, Representation & Governance at Texas A&M University. The inaugural award will recognize the best paper in bureaucratic politics, public […]
Texas A&M University Bush School Scholar Selected As Carnegie Fellow
Dr. Valerie Hudson, professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, has received a 2015 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. Hudson, who holds the George H. W. Bush Chair, is one of 32 fellowship winners chosen from 301 nominations and the only one from a Texas university. Hudson is part of the […]
Texas A&M Scientist: Hurdles To Climate Change Action In Economics And Politics, Not Divided Science
Congress has heard the “supermajority” consensus on the reality and causes of climate change, note scientists from Texas A&M University, Idaho State University, and University of Oklahoma. In a paper published in Climatic Change, the researchers suggest looking at business interests, partisan predispositions and political ideology for the hurdles to policy action. “Different perceptions and claims […]
Gender Bias Affects Cost of Imports, Says Texas A&M Bush School Scholar
Women looking for bargains probably won’t find them at Customs. The burden of tariffs falls heavily—and in many cases exclusively—on the consumer. So when the tariff on women’s leather shoes is higher than the tariff on men’s leather shoes (which it is), women feel the pain, says Dr. Lori Taylor, an associate professor at the […]
Bowman Elected to ASPA Section Executive Council
Dr. Ann Bowman was elected to the executive council of the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) at the March 2015 annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). SIAM is one of numerous specialized sections established and supported by the Society that reflect the interests of ASPA members. SIAM focuses on […]
