Events

Closing the Education Gap with John B. King

Wed Oct 28
12:00 pm
Zoom Webinar

On this week's LBJ In the Arena, the LBJ School welcomes John B. King, the president and CEO of The Education Trust and the former U.S. Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama. King will discuss his career in education and the work he's doing to close opportunity gaps for historically underserved populations. The conversation will be led by the LBJ School's Dr. Cynthia Osborne, associate dean for academic strategies and the director of the Child and Family Research Partnership and the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center.

A Conversation on Space Resources with Dr. Diane Howard

Wed Oct 28
12:15 pm
Zoom Webinar

On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, the Strauss Center will host Dr. Diane Howard, chief counsel for space commerce at the U.S. Department of Commerce, for a virtual talk. This webinar is part of our Brumley Speaker Series.

Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World

Thu Oct 29
12:15 pm
Zoom — registration required

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Clements Center for National Security will host Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, U.S. Army (Ret.), Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University and former National Security Advisor, for a virtual book talk on his upcoming release Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World. Please join us from 12:15—1:30 p.m. CDT. Registration begins at Noon.

CityTalk LIVE by LBJ Urban Lab with Special Guest Sheryl Sculley

Thu Oct 29
5:30 pm
UT Zoom

LBJ Urban Lab Director Steven Pedigo will host CityTalk LIVE, a virtual conversation and social hour with Sheryl Sculley, former city manager for the City of San Antonio. They will talk about her new book, Greedy Bastards, and how to identify the potential of every city.

The Middle Way: How Three Presidents Shaped America's Role in the World

Thu Nov 12
12:15 pm
Zoom - registration required

On Thursday, Nov. 12, the Clements Center for National Security will be hosting Derek Chollet, executive vice president and senior advisor for security and defense policy for The German Marshall Fund of the United States, for a virtual talk on his upcoming book The Middle Way: How Three Presidents Shaped America's Role in the World. Please join us from 12:15 to 1:30 pm CT. Registration begins at Noon.