Robert A. Mosbacher, namesake of the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, has died in Houston after a protracted bout with pancreatic cancer. A longtime friend and colleague of President George H. W. Bush, Mosbacher served as Secretary of Commerce […]
Bush School News
Ambassador Crocker Named Dean of TAMU’s Bush School
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Ryan C. Crocker as dean of Texas A&M University’s George Bush School of Government and Public Service, effective January 25, 2010. Most recently, Ambassador Crocker served as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq from 2007 to 2009. Upon learning of Crocker’s selection President George […]
Obama, Bush Celebrate Volunteerism at Texas A&M
At the invitation of President George H. W. Bush, President Barack Obama gave the keynote address at the Points of Light Foundation’s Presidential Forum on Service on October 16, 2009. The historic event was held on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, home of the Bush School of Government and Public […]
Vedlitz Participates in National Energy and Climate Policy Conversation
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, director of the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, was invited by the Howard Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to help organize and participate in the “Conference on Formulation of Energy and Climate Policy: Toward an Open and Transparent Process” on June 18-19, 2009, in Washington, […]
Lahey at RAND on NIA Fellowship
Assistant Professor Joanna Lahey is spending the academic year as a visiting scholar at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA, supported by a fellowship from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Lahey holds a Ph.D. in economics from MIT, and is widely known for her research on age discrimination and how age relates to […]
Bush School Honors Faculty and Staff
Four faculty and staff members were recognized for their achievements at the annual Bush School Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony held Friday, September 25, 2009. The awards were presented by Dr. Benton Cocanougher interim dean of the School. Dr. Christopher Layne received the College teaching award given by the Association of Former Students. Nominations for […]
Layne Commissioned to do Study for NIC
Professor Christopher Layne, who holds the Robert M. Gates Chair in National Security at the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, has been commissioned by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) to write a paper on the “Unipolar Exit,” an examination of whether U.S. primacy is waning, and if so, what this […]
Former Ambassador Named Interim Director Of Scowcroft Institute
Ambassador (retired) Larry Napper has been named interim director of the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Napper’s appointment was announced by Dr. Sam Kirkpatrick, executive associate dean of the Bush School. Ambassador Napper is a senior lecturer at the Bush School who […]
Dropouts Cost Texas $9.6 Billion, Finds Texas A&M Study
COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 25, 2009 – Students who drop out of high school will cost Texas up to $9.6 billion in lost revenue and outright expenses over their lifetimes, and that figure escalates as each new crop of dropouts is created, concludes a study commissioned by the United Ways of Texas and written by The […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ren Mu
Born in China, Dr. Ren Mu joined the Bush School faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor, having most recently been a research consultant at the World Bank. She received her BA in economics and an MA in law from Nankai University. After that she moved to the United States to pursue additional education, eventually […]
