SMU: Home of the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura W. Bush announced November 12 that education, global health, human freedom and economic growth will be the major initial areas of focus for the George W. Bush Institute during speeches at SMU. (Read more) Mr. Bush also announced the appointment of renowned education scholar Professor James Guthrie as the first senior fellow of the George W. Bush Institute, a think tank that is part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Simultaneously, SMU named Guthrie a full professor in its Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. (Read more). Mr. and Mrs. Bush continue with plans for the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU and periodically visit the University to take part in events and to meet with students, faculty and administrators. In September, Mr. Bush announced that Ambassador James K. Glassman, a public policy scholar, diplomat, and journalist, will be the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, a think tank that will be a part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. (Read the announcement.) In spring 2009, President Bush spoke to SMU political science and journalism classes at the invitation of professors. SMU President R. Gerald Turner also invited Bush to have lunch with Hunt and President's Scholars, and Bush has held impromptu discussions and signed autographs for students in hallways and on campus. (Read more about his visits on Feb. 24 and April 29.) This web site includes announcements and information on the library center selection process, SMU facts and links to other sources. For information on the George W. Bush Presidential Center, contact the George W. Bush Foundation at info@georgewbushlibrary.com, visit www.georgewbushlibrary.com or send an inquiry to P.O. Box 600610, Dallas, TX 75206. |
