Co-authors Lori Taylor, Texas A&M associate professor and director of the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Timothy J. Gronberg and Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M economics professors, and Mustafa U. Karakaplan, a researcher at Utah State University, used cost-function analysis to simulate the […]
Bush School News
Chapter of Alexander Hamilton Society looks toward exceeding inaugural year’s success
The Bush School chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS), a university study organization, has begun its second year as an active campus organization. Based in Washington DC, the AHS is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting constructive debate on contemporary issues in foreign, economic, and national security policy. Membership in the Bush School chapter […]
Noted Iranian Scholar to Speak on Islam and Modern Politics at Texas A&M Bush School
Abdokarim Soroush, one of the leading intellectuals in the Muslim world, will speak at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University on the relationship between religion and politics. His presentation will be on Tuesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. The event is sponsored by […]
Cindy B. Taylor Receives 2014 McLane Leadership in Business Award
The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University awarded the 2014 McLane Leadership in Business Award to Cindy B. Taylor, president and CEO of Oil States International, Inc., on October 2, 2014. The annual award recognizes a prominent figure in private […]
Cindy Raisor Joins Bush School Staff
Dean Ryan Crocker has announced the appointment of Ms. Cindy Raisor as lecturer and director of the Bush School’s Writing Program. Cindy earned her BA and MA in English at Texas A&M with an emphasis on rhetoric, composition, and linguistics. With over twenty-five years of experience in the field, she has been a lecturer at […]
Texas A&M Bush School To Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall Nov. 10
Distinguished scholars, diplomats and government officials from the U.S. and Europe will come together at Texas A&M University to celebrate and discuss the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most dramatic and far-reaching events in world history. The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M will host a conference entitled […]
Cindy Taylor, President & CEO of Oil State International, Honored with the 2014 McLane Leadership in Business Award
The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University awarded the 2014 McLane Leadership in Business Award to Cindy B. Taylor, president and CEO of Oil States International, Inc., on October 2, 2014. The annual award recognizes a prominent figure in private […]
Conversations in Public Policy: Creating an Innovative, Effective, and Accountable Public Service – A Canadian Experience
On Thursday, September 18, 2014, as part of the Mosbacher Institute’s Conversations in Public Policy Event, Minister Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, was scheduled to share his experiences in promoting accountability and transparency in the Canadian federal government. Unfortunately, due to urgent Parliamentary business, Minister Clement was unable to attend in […]
Know Thy Enemy: How One Texas A&M Prof’s Theory May Hold The Key To Predicting Outcomes Of War
In the ideological zeal and tenacity of ISIS, the U.S hasn’t seen such a determined enemy since Hitler’s Germany or Imperial Japan, says a national security policy expert at Texas A&M University. Professor Jasen Castillo examines this growing terrorist threat, as well as other potential dangers from the Middle East and countries such as Russia […]
Shifrinson Wins Lucian Pye Award
Dr. Joshua Shifrinson has won the Lucian Pye Award for the outstanding PhD thesis given annually by the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Shifrinson earned his PhD at MIT in 2013 and is an assistant professor in the IA program at the Bush School. The Pye Award was established […]









