Global history records an astonishing variety of forms of social organization. Yet almost universally, males subordinate females. How does the relationship between men and women shape the wider political order? The First Political Order is a groundbreaking demonstration that the persistent and systematic subordination of women underlies all other institutions, with wide-ranging implications for global security and […]
Faculty
Bush School Faculty Receives Prestigious FBI Award
Michael W. Howell, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and new faculty member at the Bush School, received the FBI Medal of Excellence in July 2019 just before his retirement from the Bureau. FBI Director Christopher Wray cited Agent Howell for “your sustained performance in contributions to the Dallas counterterrorism program and excellence […]
Bush School Professor Jim Olson Warns of Counterintelligence Threats in New Book
Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence Jim Olson delivered a speech about his new book, To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. The book is dedicated to Bush School students, whom he has taught since the inception of the Bush School in 1997. During this event, […]
Texas A&M Bush School Professor Ann O’M. Bowman Receives First Transformative Research Award
The first Transformative Research Award from Texas A&M’s Center for Housing and Urban Development went to Dr. Ann O’M. Bowman for her innovative urban development research. Bowman is the Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Government and Public Service at the Bush School. Galen Newman, Director of the Center for Housing and Urban […]
Dr. Charles Hermann, Bush School Founding Director, Retires
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Hermann, the founding director of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, is retiring from Texas A&M University, having served here for more than twenty-four years. Hermann’s career and service to the Bush School were honored at a recent reception attended by colleagues, current and former students, and community members. Hermann […]
Valerie Hudson Named University Distinguished Professor
Professor Valerie Hudson of the Bush School’s Department of International Affairs has been named a Distinguished Professor, the University’s highest faculty honor. Hudson is one of seven faculty members who received the designation this year. Distinguished Professors are faculty members who are renowned in their fields and who have made at least one landmark contribution […]
Dr. Frank Ashley Honored by TAMU College of Education and Human Development
Dr. Frank B. Ashley III, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Senior Professor at the Bush School, was among thirty-three individuals cited as transformational leaders in education during the April 26 meeting of the TAMU College of Education Dean’s Roundtable. Ashley also gave the keynote address for the meeting. For the past twenty-eight years, […]
Bush School Professor Appointed as Faculty Research Fellow of National Bureau of Economic Research
Dr. Laura Dague, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, was recently appointed a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She will be a member of the Health Economics Program at the NBER. Her appointment as a member of this organization followed […]
Bush School Professor Publishes Book on Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran
A new book, Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran, has been published by Dr. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service. It examines the politics of Islam, rather than political Islam, to better understand Iranian politics and its ideological contradictions. In his book, Dr. Tabaar examines fifty years of […]
Dr. Valerie Hudson Receives Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Valerie Hudson, a professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, recently received the Distinguished Service Award for her contributions to promote women’s empowerment worldwide. The award was presented by the LDS International Society. The Distinguished Service Award is given each year to an individual who has made […]