The Bush School was pleased to welcome Thomas Mason, general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority, for a brown bag seminar on November 1 entitled, “Meeting Texas’ Water Needs in the 21st Century: Problems and Solutions.” Mason discussed his organization’s role in providing water and generating electricity for Texas residents as well as energy […]
Bush School News
Christina Romer Visits Bush School
Dr. Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors and currently a professor at the University of California—Berkeley, visited the Bush School on November 5th. Dr. Romer met with students informally and provided an insider’s perspective on recent economic events. She also shared personal anecdotes from her time working with President Obama, […]
41st President To Host Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait
George Bush, 41st President of the United States, will host a solemn commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the beginning of military operations to liberate Kuwait from occupation by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The ceremony, to be held Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. at Texas A&M University, will include key Kuwaiti representatives and top U.S. officials […]
New York Times Reporter to Discuss WikiLeaks
Michael Gordon, chief military correspondent for the New York Times, will give a presentation on the recent disclosure of military information through WikiLeaks and the future of Iraq on November 17. WikiLeaks is an international organization that publishes submissions of otherwise unavailable documents from anonymous sources and leaks. The lecture is sponsored by the Scowcroft Institute […]
Leadership Day Held at the Bush School
The Bush School’s newest institute, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, sponsored Leadership Day at the Bush School on November 3, 2010. The day’s events featured prominent scholars and individuals with proven leadership ability. The title of the afternoon panel discussion was “Excellence in Leadership: The Critical Role of Character.” The panelists […]
Ambassador Ryan Crocker To Be December Commencement Convocation Speaker
Ambassador Ryan Crocker, dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, will be the institution’s commencement convocation speaker Dec. 16, announced President R. Bowen Loftin. Crocker joined Texas A&M earlier this year after serving as U.S. ambassador to Iraq from 2007 to 2009 and earlier in his 37-year […]
Admiral Mullen Meets with Bush Students
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Bush School students on September 30, prior to giving a public lecture sponsored by the Bush School and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs. Mullen’s speech focused on the uses and limitations of military power and alternatives to military force in reducing terrorism. […]
President Loftin Discusses Leadership with Bush School Students
Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin was the leadoff speaker for the 2010-2011 Conversations in Leadership series, meeting with Bush School students and faculty on October 12. A part of the Public Service Leadership Program, the Conversations in Leadership series invites prominent public servants to discuss lessons they have learned as leaders, and also provides […]
Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy Celebrates 10th Anniversary
On Friday, October 15, the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) in the Bush School of Government and Public Service celebrated its ten year anniversary with a rededication ceremony and reception. The event was held in the Bush Court of the Robert H. and Judy Ley Allen Building on the Bush School campus, […]
NSF Federal Rulemaking Grant Awarded
Dr. Bill West, who holds the Sara Lindsay Chair at the Bush School, is part of a team recently awarded a grant to study how interest groups participate in and influence the federal rulemaking process. Professor Wendy Wagner of the UT School of Law is the principal investigator on the $45,000 grant, which was awarded […]
