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  • Bush School Welcomes Michael Bottiglieri As Development Director

    By Bush School staff Michael Bottiglieri The Bush School of Government and Public Service welcomes Michael Bottiglieri as Texas A&M Foundation director of development for the Bush School. Bottiglieri, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Army, joined the Texas A&M Foundation in December 2016 after previously serving…

  • Using Tech To Improve Parental Involvement In Childhood Education

    Stanford University Professor Susanna Loeb Stanford University Professor Susanna Loeb will speak at an Education Policy Workshop hosted by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, on Feb. 15 at the George Bush Presidential Library…

  • Inaugural Vedlitz Award Presented At Poli Sci Conference

    Arnold Vedlitz and Melissa K. Merry Dr. Melissa K. Merry was presented with the inaugural Arnold Vedlitz Award during the 2017 Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference held January 12-14 in New Orleans. Merry is the author of Framing Environmental Disaster: Environmental Advocacy and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill,…

  • Dean Welsh Receives “Living Legends of Aviation” Award

    Dean Mark Welsh Mark Welsh, dean of the Bush School, has been recognized as a Living Legend of Aviation. Living Legends of Aviation are recognized annually for their remarkable accomplishment in aviation. Other 2017 honorees included Ray Conner, vice chairman of Boeing Company; Dr. Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus…

  • Scowcroft Institute, Glasscock Center To Sponsor WWI Conference

    Three departments at Texas A&M will host a conference on World War I, titled “1917: A Global Turning Point in History and Memory.”  The conference will be held at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on March 1-2. The Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs at the Bush School of Government…

  • Profile In Service: Bryce Barros

    When Bryce Barros passed through the sliding doors of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M in fall 2015, his entrance was seven years in the making. “I knew I wanted to go to the Bush School since I was a freshman [in college],” Barros…

  • A Week With Jeb Bush

    A day-by-day account of the 10-day course titled “Governors in the State, Nation, and World,” taught by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the Bush School. Day 1: Friday Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush kicked off the class with a hearty “howdy” on Friday, January 6. The…

  • Watch: Jeb Bush Teaches At Bush School

    Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, is currently an executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, the school named for his father, the 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush. Students in the class are learning about the role of gubernatorial…

  • Is NAFTA Really The Disaster Trump Thinks It Is?

    Free trade is being blamed for a lot of the world’s woes, but is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) really the “worst trade agreement ever,” as President-elect Trump has stated? In an article titled “The NAFTA Intellect Disconnect: Actual Costs and Benefits versus Popular Perceptions,” published by…

  • Bush Presidential Library Foundation To Host Jeb Bush Lecture Jan. 10

    Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush The George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M University will host the 43rd Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, for an evening lecture on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. Bush, who will be teaching a 10-day course at…