Jennifer Harris, MPSA ‘13, turned to the Bush School not only to further her education through her master’s program but also to earn a graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Today she works as the Director of Texas’ Connected Nation’s State Program, which serves to improve lives through expanding access to broadband (high-speed internet) and related […]
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Former Border Czar Speaks to the Bush School
On February 22, 2021, the Mosbacher Institute’s Borders and Migration Program hosted Alan Bersin, a former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a former Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. Bersin’s talk, entitled “Biden and the U.S.-Mexico Border,” was the inaugural event in a new speaker series called The Other Side […]
ISTPP Researchers Publish Study on Public’s Reactions to Soft-Target Terrorism
Dr. Kent Portney, ISTPP Director in memoriam, and Dr. Jeryl Mumpower, Bush School Professor Emeritus and ISTPP Research Fellow, have coauthored a study recently published in Environmental Systems and Decisions. For this study, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, the research team conducted a large, representative US public survey to examine people’s reactions […]
Female Role Model Impact on Gender Attitudes of Somali School Children
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Achieving an education in the poorest countries is difficult, and girls may face traditional social norms that further limit their chances for education and the range of occupations to which they can aspire. In Somalia, literacy rates and women’s participation in the labor force are among the lowest in the world. […]
Bush School Hosts Q&A Social Media Series with Current and Former Students Working in the Texas Legislature
The 87th session of the Texas Legislature is now in session, and seven current second-year MPSA Bush School students are working in the Texas State Capitol during the spring semester of 2021. This is part of a capstone project in the Department of Public Service and Administration at the Bush School and is directed by Bush School Professor Ann Bowman.
Educating Tomorrow’s Public Servants
William “Bill” Jentsch Jr. ’80 believes in the power of uniting individuals with differing perspectives to achieve common goals. Deeply saddened by the unrest of today’s political climate and concerned about misleading information on social media, the Tomball, Texas, resident is committed to educating future policymakers and public servants who embrace a collaborative, nonpartisan approach in addressing the world’s most pressing issues.
Court named Assistant Chief Information Officer for Texas A&M University
Chris Court, Director of IT for the Bush School of Government & Public Service, and Dr. Joshua Kissee, Director of Research, Academic & Health IT Services, have been named Assistant Chief Information Officers (ACIOs) for Texas A&M University. Court joined the Bush School in 2019, tackling a major renovation to the Allen Building on campus […]
Collier Spoke at the Bush School on the Future of Capitalism
On Tuesday, February 22, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University hosted Sir Paul Collier for a virtual discussion. Collier is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of […]
Collier Spoke at the Bush School on the Future of Capitalism
On Tuesday, February 22, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University hosted Sir Paul Collier for a virtual discussion. Collier is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. He also serves […]
ISTPP’s Dr. Kang Publishes Research on Regional Competition and Land Development
Dr. Ki Eun Kang, ISTPP Postdoctoral Research Associate, recently published her research article “Local-Level Economic Development Conflicts: Factors That Influence Interactions with Private Land Developers” in Urban Affairs Review. Using survey data from across the US, Dr. Kang investigates the kinds of threats developers make in an attempt to push local governments to compete against […]