Dr. Liu attended the Beijing Forum 2013 in China and presented research co-authored with Dr. Ren Mu, entitled “Chinese Public Concerns for Environmental Protection: Evidence from National Survey Data.” This research employs national representative public survey data and recent province-level statistics to analyze and explain Chinese citizen’s concerns for environmental protection in China. Using a […]
Bush School News
ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series Hosts “What Will It Take To Fix The National Debt?” with Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles
Two leading experts on the federal debt crisis spoke at the Bush School at the end of January. Alan K. Simpson, former US senator from Wyoming, and Erskine B. Bowles, White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, gave the ConocoPhillips White House Lecture, one of a series hosted by the Bush School’s Mosbacher […]
ISTPP Former Postdoc and Director Published in Energy Policy and Nonprofit Policy Forum
Stoutenborough, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Huntsville and former ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, along with Sturgess, ISTPP Student Worker and Political Science Undergraduate Student, and Vedlitz, ISTPP Director, have recently published in Energy Policy. In this article, the authors examine how knowledge, risk perceptions, and attitudinal measures affect the public’s support for nuclear energy […]
Dr. Deborah Kerr – Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Deborah L. Kerr has been a lecturer and a member of the graduate faculty at the Bush School since 1999, teaching performance management, public policy formation, and advanced management, in addition to supervising second-year capstone projects. She was recognized with the University’s 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching and with the Silver Star Award […]
Gen. Brent Scowcroft Speaks at the Bush School
The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, hosted its namesake, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.) on Wednesday, November 13. Scowcroft shared his assessment of the national security issues facing the United States today, which was followed by discussion and questions moderated by Andrew […]
Crocker Attends Medal of Freedom Anniversary Dinner
On November 20, Dean Ryan Crocker joined President and Mrs. Obama and many of the winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a dinner at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Crocker received the medal from President George W. Bush in 2009. The dinner was held in honor of the sixteen individuals who had […]
ISTPP Postdoc Stoutenborough Presents Research
James W. Stoutenborough, ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, has presented nine papers at conferences over the past year, eight of which come out of Institute research projects and data. Two of his papers are highlighted below. For a list of other conference presentations, please visit our Scholarship page. In January 2013, Dr. Stoutenborough was at the Southern […]
ISTPP Former Postdoc and Director Published in Texas Water Journal
James W. Stoutenborough, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama Huntsville and former ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Arnold Vedlitz, ISTPP Director, published timely information concerning Texans’ attitudes toward water management issues and support for government action to support large-scale infrastructure projects to address those issues. Based on two statewide public opinion surveys, the authors conclude […]
Member of “Junction Boys” speaks to Bush School students
On Monday, October 28, one of Bear Bryant’s infamous “Junction Boys,” Dennis H. Goehring, spoke on leadership at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Goehring focused his talk on goal setting, decision making, and persevering through difficulties. Drawing on his time as a football player for Texas A&M under […]
Four New Ambassadors Selected at the Bush School
Four students were recently selected to serve on the the Bush School Ambassadors Council, a new student group that represents the Bush School at special events, development functions, and alumni and recruitment events. Primarily, the ambassadors are student liaisons to special guests and students invited to come to the Bryan/College Station community. The new ambassadors […]
