Bush outlines vision for SMU institute

By LINDA STEWART BALL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nov. 12, 2009

UNIVERSITY PARK — Education will be the first of four areas former President George W. Bush said his Dallas-based think tank will address.

Global health, human freedom and economic growth are the other focus areas, Bush said during a Thursday speech at Southern Methodist University.

The George W. Bush Institute will include an ongoing women's initiative that his wife will lead.

“I'm especially excited about the women's initiative,” Laura Bush said. “The women's initiative will focus on advancing social and economic opportunities for women and girls around the world. It will be integrated into every part of the institute's focus.”

The institute is set to begin in spring 2010 at SMU, Laura Bush's alma mater. the rest

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