Dr. Leslie Ruyle, Research Scientist in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, has been selected as one of 35 participants from universities and colleges across the country to take part in the 2022-23 Winter – Faculty Fellowship Program with the Jewish National Fund-USA. Following its MoU signing with the University of Arizona and Israel’s Arava […]
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LAUNCH Highlights Dr. Ruyle Led InnovationX Program
On Wednesday, March 23, LAUNCH held a panel at the Memorial Student Center featuring students who participated in the InnovationX program. Each year, the InnovationX program awards grants of up to 20 thousand dollars to support faculty who form research teams of students from different majors and disciplines. Emily Finbow, Assistant Director of LAUNCH, said […]
Student Spotlight: Eddys Gonzalez
Learn more about why students have chosen the Bush School of Government & Public Service as Eddys Gonzalez, class of 2023 Master of International Affairs candidate on the International Development & Economic Policy track, discusses his time at the Bush School. Introduce yourself. My name is Eddys Gonzalez. I’m a first year in the Master […]
Student Spotlight: Dave Nixon
Learn more about why students have chosen the Bush School of Government & Public Service as David Nixon ’22, Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses his experience at the Bush School. Dave is in the National Security & Diplomacy track. Introduce yourself. My name is David Nixon. I’m a second-year student. I’m in the Master […]
Student Spotlight: Audrey Kuhnle
Audrey Kuhnle, (class of 2022) Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses her experience at the Bush School. She is in the National Security & Diplomacy track. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Audrey Kuhnle. I’m currently a second year in the MIA program on the NS&D track. My concentrations are Intelligence and US Military […]
Student Spotlight: Robyn Battles
The Bush School is fully committed to its mission of educating and training principled leaders as well as performing service. Learn more about why students have chosen the Bush School of Government & Public Service as Robyn Battles, (class of 2022) Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses her experience at the Bush School. Robyn is […]
Aileen Teague: Faculty Spotlight
Aileen Teague is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs and a core faculty member at the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy. She studies U.S.-Latin America relations, works on the Latin America concentration, and serves as a coordinator for The Other Side of the Border: Ties That Bind and Issues That Divide speaker […]
The Ready Room Provides Intelligence Studies Students a Platform to Showcase Their Skills
The Bush School Intelligence Studies Program established the Ready Room in the fall of 2021, realizing months of student-led effort and initiative to create a public forum for the intelligence work originating in and outside of the Bush School. Featuring analytic pieces written by current and former Bush School students, as well as external subject-matter […]
Former Colombian Foreign Minister Speaks about US-Colombian Relations
On October 28, 2021, Ambassador Carolina Barco, former Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the US, spoke to a group of Bush School students and faculty about Plan Colombia, the joint US-Colombian initiative to address violence and insecurity in the region, and ongoing US-Colombian relations. Ambassador Barco began her presentation by highlighting the […]
CGS Affiliates Named Non-Resident Fellows at the Quincy Institute
Dr. Aileen Teague, an Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) faculty member in the Department of International Affairs, and Dr. Robert Ralston, the 2019-20 CGS Predoctoral Fellow, joined the Non-Resident Fellows program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The Quincy Institute Non-Resident Fellows program connects academics, advocates, and former officials across the country and gives […]