Two faculty and two staff members each received a Silver Star Award from the Bush School Class of 2021. The Bush School Class of 2021 honored distinguished faculty and staff members with Silver Star Awards at a recent Bush School ceremony. Students recognized the positive impact faculty members Dr. Mallory Compton and Professor Katherine Weary […]
Department of Public Service and Administration
Bush School Master of Public Service and Administration Program Reaccredited
The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce that its Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) program has been reaccredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). NASPAA accreditation recognizes that a master’s degree in public policy, affairs, or administration has […]
Bush School Hosts Q&A Social Media Series with Current and Former Students Working in the Texas Legislature
The 87th session of the Texas Legislature is now in session, and seven current second-year MPSA Bush School students are working in the Texas State Capitol during the spring semester of 2021. This is part of a capstone project in the Department of Public Service and Administration at the Bush School and is directed by Bush School Professor Ann Bowman.
Dr. Angela Seaworth Presents at Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy Annual Symposium
Dr. Angela Seaworth, Director of Philanthropic Initiatives and Capacity Building at the Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy, shared her research on board diversity at the Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy Annual Symposium on November 17, 2020, co-presenting a session titled “The Power of the Nonprofit Board to Move Racial Equity Forward.” There were 300+ participants […]
Frank Ashley Receives Educator Hall of Fame Award
Dean Mark Welsh has announced that Dr. Frank Ashley has been selected as one of four outstanding educators to be inducted into the University of Alabama’s College of Education Hall of Fame in 2021.
PSAA Assistant Professor of the Practice, Kenneth Anderson Taylor, to Serve as a Consultant on National Science Foundation Grant
Dr. Kenneth Taylor, Director of Outreach and Professional Development at the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, was chosen to help develop and test a training program for nonprofit recovery organizations and foundations aimed at assisting them to improve and become more efficient at leveraging vital recovery resources.
Bush School Students Excited to Take Part in Congressional Candidates’ Forum
By Justin Bailey The Bush School’s Department of Public Service and Administration will sponsor a televised candidates’ forum this Saturday, January 25th, for the contenders for the District 17 U.S. House of Representatives seat. The forum, organized by KBTX of Bryan and KWTX of Waco, will air from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. As 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 […]
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. 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, […]