Dr. Ishara Casellas Connors joined the Bush School’s Department of Public Service and Administration in 2021. Dr. Casellas Connors has an extensive background in higher education administration and in diversity and equity policy. Introduce yourself. I’m Dr. Ishara Casellas Connors. This is my first year here at the Bush School. I teach a range of classes around […]
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Student Spotlight: Durand Huntley
Durand “DJ” Huntley, ’23 Master of Public Service and Administration candidate, discusses his time at the Bush School.
Redistricting, Explained
A Texas A&M expert of state and local politics explains how the state’s newly-drawn political maps – which are being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice – will shape the next decade of Texas politics.
Dr. William Brown Elected NACC President
Dr. William Brown began a two-year appointment as President of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC) in November 2021. A longtime participant in NACC through his role as Director of the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy (CNP) at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Brown has a history of commitment to the organization’s […]
December Graduation Announcement
The Bush School of Government and Public Service will hold the 2021 Fall Graduation Celebration for December graduates of both the College Station main campus and the DC Teaching Site. The celebration will take place in-person and remotely at 10 a.m. on December 17, 2021, in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center’s Hagler Auditorium. Dean Mark […]
The EMPSA Comes to DC
Students in the EMPSA program may opt to complete the required residency weeks in College Station, DC, or a combination of the two. The Online Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) program will add an option for students to complete the in-residence component at the Bush School’s recently opened DC Teaching Site. According […]
Overcoming Overhead: Bush School Professor’s Research Addresses Donors’ Negative Perceptions of Non-program Spending
Is overhead a tainted word? For Bush School of Government and Public Service Assistant Professor Dr. Ellie Heng Qu, the answer is yes. Qu lectures in the Department of Public Service and Administration and studies nonprofit management and philanthropy. Her research covers a range of topics that have practical implications for capacity building and resource […]
Dr. Lahey Named Presidential Impact Fellow
The Bush School’s Dr. Joanna N. Lahey has earned the distinguished Presidential Impact Fellows Award, becoming one of twenty Texas A&M University faculty members to join the 2021 cohort. Created in 2017 by former President Young, the award recognizes accomplished faculty who hold promise of becoming world-changers in their respective fields and demonstrate Texas A&M’s […]
Dr. Brian Nakamura: Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Brian Nakamura teaches public management and public policy program evaluation at the Bush School. He spoke about his research on state and local government in the context of US policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bush School Lecturer Ron Sullivan Promoted to Brigadier General in JAG Corps
The Bush School congratulates Colonel Ronald D. Sullivan, Lecturer in the Department of Public Service and Administration, on his promotion to Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Reserve on October 1, 2021. Sullivan will serve in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps as Chief Judge of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals […]