The first online Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) class graduated from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M in December 2017. This group of students demonstrates high energy, positive attitudes, and a drive to do their best. The EMPSA program is designed to deliver high-quality and high-impact coursework […]
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Graduates of Inaugural Bush School EMPSA Class Receive Aggie Rings
The first online Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) class from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M recently received their Aggie rings. Looking toward graduation, seven of the thirteen students attended Ring Day. Just as Aggies for years have ordered their Aggie rings after completing the required coursework […]
Researchers Say Restoring Trust in Government is Possible
The decades long erosion of public trust in government has recently created an upsurge of interest in how to better understand that trend. Three scholars—Arnold Vedlitz of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University; Scott E. Robinson, University of Oklahoma; and James W. Stoutenborough, Idaho State University—in their book Understanding Public […]
Faculty Spotlight: Danny Davis
The field of cybersecurity is ever-changing. Dr. Danny Davis is working to stay ahead if the game. “There is constant change in cybersecurity,” said Davis, a senior lecturer in terrorism, cybersecurity, security policy, and military history at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, and Director of the School’s Graduate […]
Lauren Bush Lauren Speaks to Grant and Project Management Class
Lauren Bush Lauren, founder of FEED and granddaughter of President George H. W. Bush, spent time in the classroom with students at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University prior to her remarks at the Bank of America Program on Volunteerism. Bush Lauren spoke to Dr. Laurie Paarlberg’s Grant and […]
Bush School Capstone Students Work and Learn in the Texas Legislature
Seven graduate students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University are getting an up-close view of the 85th session of the Texas Legislature as part of their capstone course. Led by Bush School professor Dr. Ann Bowman, the students arrived in Austin in early January ready to apply their […]
Faculty Spotlight: Robert Greer
Dr. Robert Greer is possibly the only man on earth who can make local government debt cool. Luckily, that’s a big part of his job. “I try to connect the subject matter to the real world,” said Greer, an assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. “I […]
Faculty Spotlight: Ellie Heng Qu
Dr. Ellie Heng Qu joined the Bush School as an assistant professor in the Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) program in the fall of 2016. Qu holds a PhD in philanthropic studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, where she received a multidisciplinary education on philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, and voluntary […]
Bush School Students Undertake Research Project for FBI
Master of Public Service and Administration students from the Bush School traveled to the FBI office in Houston to begin work on a capstone project. The team briefed their concept of research and then conducted a question and answer session with intelligence analysts and special agents as part of their joint project with the Bureau. […]
