LEADERSHIP | Alex Gorsky Named the April and Jay Graham Fellow at the Bush Institute

Alex Gorsky, Executive Chairman of Johnson & Johnson, has joined the Bush Institute as the April and Jay Graham Fellow to support the Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative with his significant expertise in military service and leadership.
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WOMEN'S INITIATIVE | U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council Anniversary

For the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, Paula Dobriansky, its founding Co-Chair and former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, talks with the Bush Institute’s Natalie Gonnella-Platts about the impact The Council has had on Afghan women and girls over the last two decades and why it’s so important that its work continues in the future.
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FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY | South Korea’s Upcoming Presidential Election

In a recent op-ed for Foreign Policy, Victor Cha, Senior Fellow for the Bush Institute’s Human Freedom Initiative, urges Americans to pay close attention to South Korea’s upcoming presidential election in March, as it will have real ramifications for U.S. policy.
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FREAKONOMICS RADIO | How Did a Hayfield Become One of America’s Hottest Cities?

Over 500,000 people moved to the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area in the past decade. Freakonomics Radio host Stephen Dubner wanted to learn why, so he reached out to Cullum Clark, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director, for a tour of the quickly growing region.
Listen to part two of Dubner's visit