The Department of Political Science is excited to announce four new scholars joining our faculty this fall semester! We are proud to welcome the following members: Kirby Goidel was a professor in the Department of Communication and the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University. Previously, he was the Scripps Howard Professor of Mass Communication […]
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Political Science professor selected for prestigious Hispanic fellowship program
Texas A&M University Professors Maria Escobar-Lemmon and Mario Torres have been selected by The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as fellows for the second cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo. The program is designed to increase diverse representation in executive and senior-level positions in higher education. La Academia seeks to increase the number of […]
From EMPSA Student to Rocket Scientist: Schedir Illoldi on her Time in the Bush School’s EMPSA Program
Article written by Erin Sydney Fox, Office of Extended Education Most people wait until after they have finished their master’s degree to switch careers or change jobs. As a chronic overachiever, Schedir Illoldi was not one of them. While pursuing the Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) degree from Texas A&M University’s Bush […]
ISTPP Reports on the Role of Coastal Bend Region Stakeholders in Recovery and Resilience Efforts
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, ISTPP Director, led a study on the role of stakeholder organizations in local recovery and resilience efforts following hurricanes and strong storms. Relevant stakeholder organizations include government, business and industry, health providers, advocacy groups, and nonprofit organizations. Each stakeholder group plays an important role in creating support for policies and actions that […]
Bush School Professor Researches Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
While the health effects of COVID-19 are being widely reported, less is known about the economic, social, and security impacts of the pandemic, particularly in the developing world. Bush School faculty member Jessica Gottlieb is helping to answer those questions. Backed by a grant from the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), one of […]
Scowcroft Institute Gives Recommendations on Preparing for Collision of COVID-19 and Flu Season
Experts from the Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University recently published a fall 2020 White Paper, COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza: Preparing for a Collision. The White Paper can be read on the Scowcroft Institute Disease Information […]
Longtime Public Servant Brent Scowcroft Dies
The lives of former President George H.W. Bush and Scowcroft are forever linked in Aggieland By Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & CommunicationsThis article originally was published on Texas A&M Today Statement from Bush School Dean Mark WelshStatement from the Scowcroft Institute of International AffairsGeorge & Barbara Bush Foundation:A Tribute to General Brent Scowcroft […]
Statement From Dean Mark Welsh On The Passing Of General Brent Scowcroft
Longtime Public Servant Brent Scowcroft DiesStatement from the Scowcroft Institute of International AffairsGeorge & Barbara Bush Foundation: A Tribute to General Brent Scowcroft Our world is a lesser place today after losing Lieutenant General (retired) Brent Scowcroft. I believe historians will characterize General Scowcroft as one of the greatest national security strategists in American history. […]
Statement of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs on the passing of General Brent Scowcroft
Longtime Public Servant Brent Scowcroft Dies Statement from Bush School Dean Mark Welsh George & Barbara Bush Foundation: A Tribute to General Brent Scowcroft Brent Scowcroft Memorial Program Robert M. Gates Eulogy Richard N. Haass Eulogy Stephen J. Hadley Eulogy Henry A. Kissinger Eulogy Virginia A. Mulberger Eulogy We at the Scowcroft Institute of International […]
CGS Affiliate Dr. Gause Publishes Piece On Foreign Affairs Website Titled “The End of Saudi Arabia’s Ambitions”
Dr. Gregory Gause, head of International Affairs department at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and an affiliate of the Bush School’s Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, recently had an article published on the Foreign Affairs website titled “The End of Saudi Arabia’s Ambitions”. The article talks about how […]