Renewed conflict in the Middle East in the fall of 2023 drew the world’s attention to long-standing tensions in the group of countries collectively known as the Levant. Although it is naïve to suggest that economic cooperation efforts alone are sufficient solutions to political crises, they can be a key building block for peace. In […]
Bush School News
41 for “41@100” Endowed Bush School Scholarship Established by Stone Family
Tommy and Susan Watts Stone ’84, longtime advocates for education and opportunity, have created the Tommy and Susan Watts Stone ’84 Endowed Bush School Scholarship to support students in The Bush School of Government and Public Service. This generous gift is part of the 41 for “41@100” Dean’s Endowed Scholarship Initiative. It will provide financial assistance to deserving […]
Bush School Associate Professor discusses “Ambivalent Balancer in the Middle East and Beyond” in Decisive Point Podcast
Associate Professor of the Bush School of Government & Public Service and Co-Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, John Schuessler, was featured on the Decisive Point podcast. The focus of the discussion centered on Schuessler’s recent publication, “Ambivalent Balancer in the Middle East and Beyond,” which appeared in the Winter 2023-24 issue of […]
The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy Welcomes 26 New Students For Their Bush Board Fellows Program.
The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy’s Bush Board Fellows Program held its annual Pinning Ceremony to welcome an outstanding group of Bush School students. We are thrilled to announce that 26 dedicated Bush School students were matched with 18 amazing nonprofit partner organizations for the 2024 program year. Congratulations to the 2024 Bush Board Fellows […]
CNP Alumni Spotlight – Sharon K. Allen
Sharon K. Allen began her fundraising and nonprofit journey in college by serving as the Philanthropic Chair of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. Showing early signs of fundraising prowess, she used her undergraduate business marketing skills to lead efforts to raise approximately $60,000 to improve her campus community. As a first-generation college student, Sharon is […]
The Bush School participates in its Second Aggieland Saturday
On February 10, 2024, the Bush School participated in its second annual Aggieland Saturday. Aggieland Saturday is Texas A&M University’s largest campus-wide open house where prospective students, their families, and former students can come together and learn more about what Texas A&M has to offer. On this day, there are over 200 information sessions, campus […]
Upcoming Events: Program on Grand Strategy Talks
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) is launching a new initiative this fall, the Program on Grand Strategy. The Program on Grand Strategy is an ongoing workshop that will allow a cohort of junior scholars to circulate their work in progress and receive constructive feedback from each otherand the CGS community. This will contribute […]
EMPSA Students Experience Aggieland Spirit during Bush School Residency Week
During the week of January 29, 2024, the Executive Master of Public Service Administration (EMPSA) program hosted students at their annual residency week. Excitement buzzed as current career professionals traded their usual routines for a week of immersive learning and connections with professors and former students in Aggieland. The week kicked off with a warm […]
Afghan Assumption Project: How America Snatched Defeat from the Jaws Of Victory in Afghanistan
On February 15, 2024, Michael Cohen, Christopher Preble, PhD, and Monica Duffy Toft, PhD. focused on two pivotal aspects of the Afghan conflict and U.S. foreign policy. First, they looked back at the US decision to go to war in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on how U.S. officials, especially President George W. Bush, framed […]
Bush School Team Awarded Project to Study Effectiveness of Lie-Detection System That Tracks Eye Behavior
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 14, 2024 — A team of researchers from Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service has been selected to study the effectiveness of an ocular deception detection device. The study, led by Associate Professor Michael Howell, will assess Converus Inc.’s EyeDetect system’s ability to assess the credibility of deceptive […]
