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 […]
Bush School News
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 […]
CASE Honors Bush School Communications
The Bush School’s Communications Program recently was honored at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV conference with four awards. Achievement awards were presented to Executive Associate Dean Sam Kirkpatrick for the Bush School’s YouTube channel in the World Wide Web category, the School’s print newsletter in the newsletter/tabloid category, and […]
Layne, Mumpower Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Dr. Benton Cocanougher, interim dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has announced the appointment of two faculty members to endowed chairs in the School. Dr. Chris Layne will now hold the Robert M. Gates Chair in Intelligence and National Security. Layne is widely known for his expertise in international relations theory, […]
Call for Nominations—Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics Jeffrey S. Vitter announced Friday, January 30, that the search advisory committee for the position of dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service has been named and will commence a search to fill this critical position. Vitter says, I am looking forward to beginning […]
41st President To Host Former Ambassador to Iraq
George Bush, 41st President of the United States, will host Ryan Crocker, the former United States Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Kuwait, Syria and Lebanon, on March 9 for the Lenore and Francis Humphrys International Speakers Program. The program is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at the George Bush Presidential Library […]
Layne Appointed to the NIC
Dr. Christopher Layne, the Mary Julia and George R. Jordan Professor at the Bush School, Texas A&M University, has been appointed an Associate of the National Intelligence Council (NIC). Associates are a select group of scholars and experts who consult with the NIC on a range of policy matters. Layne has also been appointed to […]
Engel Wins Prestigious History Book Prize
Jeffrey A. Engel, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, has won the Paul Birdsall Prize in European Military and Strategic History for his book Cold War at 30,000 Feet: the Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy, published in 2007 by Harvard University Press. The Birdsall Prize is awarded biennially by the […]
