Texas A&M Establishes Center for War and Society

The new center brings together faculty, students and community partners to study conflict and its effects on society.

Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Geography

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Texas A&M University has established the Center for the Study of War and Society within its College of Arts and Sciences, working in collaboration with The Bush School of Government and Public Service. Dr. Adam R. Seipp serves as the founding director of the center.

Why it matters

The center brings together existing university expertise in the study of conflict in a way that reflects the land-grant mission. It is designed to give students and community partners a single hub for research and public engagement on war and its societal impact.

The center will support the Texas A&M Journal of War and Society, a student-led publication, and the digitization of Texas A&M's World War II map collection. Project OWL, which uses machine learning and historic satellite imagery to locate Vietnam War-era aircraft crash sites, and Mapping Victory, a digital humanities project visualizing the global history of World War II, are among the existing university efforts the center brings together.

The players

Dr. Adam R. Seipp

Dr. Adam R. Seipp is the founding director of the Center for the Study of War and Society at Texas A&M University.

Dr. Simon North

Dr. Simon North is the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University, which houses the new center.

John Sherman '92

John Sherman '92 is the dean of The Bush School of Government and Public Service, the center's collaborating partner.

The details

The center sits within the College of Arts and Sciences and works with The Bush School of Government and Public Service, led by dean John Sherman '92. It collaborates with the Center for Digital Humanities Research on GIS-enabled StoryMaps projects and plans a signature student initiative in conflict archaeology related to the recovery of missing military personnel.

November 13, 2026: Texas A&M announced the establishment of the center.

The Big Picture

The center reflects the land-grant mission Texas A&M has long emphasized, extending it into the study of conflict by consolidating expertise already spread across the university. It positions the institution to pursue research and public dialogue on war and society in a more structured, interdisciplinary way.

The center plans to expand curricular opportunities that increase student engagement with war and society studies, and it proposes a study-away program at the Bush School's Washington, D.C., site. Students and community partners interested in these programs can expect new avenues for hands-on research and public dialogue as the center develops.

The takeaway

Interdisciplinary centers can turn scattered campus expertise into a single hub for research, teaching and public engagement. Readers interested in conflict and its societal effects can follow how the center's programs develop over time.