Past Events

The observation of Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on Sept. 15 and ending on Oct. 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. The LBJ School opened Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 with a conversation with Carlos Odio, co-founder of Equis Labs.

Please join us on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Virtual UT National Security Career Fair on Handshake. This event is offered by UT's Intelligence Studies Project, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Clements Center for National Security, in partnership with the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas Career Engagement.

Due to the large incoming class, and the COVID situation in Austin, we have made the hard decision to move this large event to a virtual modality. The orientation experience still promises to be extremely impactful and will prepare you for a strong start to your LBJ experience.

Thursday, May 27, Noon CT / 1 p.m. ET. The LBJ Foundation presents the 32nd DB Hardeman Prize to David A. Bateman, Ira Katznelson and John S. Lapinski, authors of the best book on the U.S. Congress, "Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy after Reconstruction." The LBJ School's Dr. Peniel Joseph will moderate a discussion with the authors. Event hosted by the LBJ Washington Center.

The 2021–22 academic year resumes on Aug. 25, 2021. Enjoy your summer!

Join us for a virtual LBJ School event to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto will moderate a discussion with Shamina Singh (MPAff '97), founder and president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

President Joe Biden put forth an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on issues from climate change to immigration and more. Join a panel of LBJ School faculty for a review of Biden's stance on climate and energy, immigration, COVID-19 and the economy, and voting access. Former U.S. Representative and LBJ School Adjunct Assistant Professor Beto O'Rourke will moderate the discussion.

On Thursday, April 8, the Strauss Center and the Salem Center for Policy in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin will welcome Tyler Moore, Tandy Associate Professor of Cyber Security and Information Assurance in the Tandy School of Computer Science at the University of Tulsa, for a virtual talk as part of its "Cybersecurity Speaker Series."

On April 7, the Clements Center for National Security and the UT-Austin Office of the President will host Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to President George W. Bush, for a virtual talk on "America's Broken Politics: How We Got Here, How We'll Get Out of It." University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will introduce Rove.

As part of our William C. Powers Jr. Speaker Series, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD) proudly presents "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America with Michael Eric Dyson," Wednesday, April 7. Dyson is a celebrated professor, writer, preacher, lecturer and media personality. He earned his Ph.D. in religion from Princeton and has taught at many universities, including Brown, UNC Chapel Hill, Columbia, DePaul, the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown. His latest book, Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America, was heralded as Amazon's Bestselling Book for 2020.