Lorien Foote was the 2019 Brose Distinguished Lecturer at the Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State. She gave a three-night lecture series entitled “Civilization and Savagery in the American Civil War: Retaliation and the Conduct of Campaigns.” During the Civil War, Union and Confederate officials used retaliation in every military campaign to negotiate […]
Bush School News
Texas A&M, Scowcroft Institute to Host 5th Annual Pandemic Policy Summit
On November 12, 2019, as part of the Pandemic Policy Initiative, the Scowcroft Institute will host its 5th Annual Pandemic Policy Summit. The half-day conference will focus on current infectious disease outbreaks and findings from a student simulation. The Summit brings together political leaders, researchers, practitioners, and the private sector to discuss issues critical to […]
The Women, Peace, and Security Program at the Bush School to Host 5th Annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium
A diverse range of accomplished women will gather in College Station on November 15th to discuss the linkages between women, development and national security at the annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium. This year’s symposium, hosted by the Program on Women, Peace, and Security Program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service […]
Bush School Grad Bobby Janecka Appointed as New TCEQ Commissioner
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bobby Janecka, Class of 2009, to fill the third and final commissioner seat for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Janecka joins Chairman Jon Niermann and Commissioner Emily Lindley as the appointed leaders of the TCEQ. Prior to this appointment, Janecka served as a policy advisor to Governor Abbott […]
Trade, Migration, and Politics in Europe
On Tuesday, October 22, Dr. Guy Whitten, Director of the European Union Center and Acting Department Head, hosted Consuls General from four European nations for a roundtable discussion in the Bush Museum Theater on “Trade, Migration, and Politics in Europe.” From left to right, Claire McCarthy from Ireland, Thomas Meister from Germany, Alexis Andres from […]
CGS Predoc Fellow Robert Ralston, Presents Research
Robert Ralston, the 2019-20 CGS Predoctoral Fellow, presented one of the chapters of his dissertation which addresses the ambiguity surrounding a great power’s decline in his talk “The Causes and Consequences of Declinism in Great Powers” on October 23, 2019. A full summary of the talk can be read online.
What’s Next Series: The Politics of Impeachment
On Monday, October 21, 2019, experts from The Bush School of Government and Public Service will discuss the politics of presidential impeachment as part of the School’s “What’s Next” series. The expert panel will put US relations with Ukraine into historical context and weigh in on the political benefits and costs of impeachment from a […]
Aggie Swim Team Captain Juggles Athletics, Bush School Studies
On a typical day, the students of the Bush School zip from class to class, stopping by the student workroom to eat a quick lunch while they print a paper for class or read the last few pages of their required reading. The coursework is rigorous, and time is a commodity. For second-year Master of […]
Dr. Ki Eun Kang Joins ISTPP Research Team
The Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Ki Eun Kang to our staff. As a postdoctoral research associate, Dr. Kang will expand the Institute’s research on sustainable communities by bringing additional theoretical perspectives. She is interested in land use and economic development, inter-municipal cooperation, citizen participation, […]
Albritton CGS and Scowcroft Institute Host Conference on US-Russia Relations
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted the “Russia Policy under the Next U.S. President” conference to discuss policy concerns the next administration must address regarding Russia and their place in the world. The conference began with a riveting keynote speech by Dr. Evelyn Farkas, a Senior Fellow […]