Events

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Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday March 3, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
Building Democratic Resilience: Institutions and Attitudes in Latin America
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday March 6, 2026, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
LBJ School of Public Affairs Room 3.122
This workshop brings together emerging and established scholars working on pressing issues related to democracy and its core components in Latin America. This workshop brings together experts who are deepening our understanding the interplay between structural constraints and societal support in fostering or undermining democracy. Papers in the workshop focus on a diverse set of questions related to democracy and its quality, ranging from examining citizens’ commitments to democracy, the role of misinformation, policing and security, and clientelism. All presentations will be followed by dedicated comments from assigned discussants and Q&A from the audience. UT-Austin faculty and students are welcome to attend panels as members of the audience.
EEE Seminar Spring, 2026
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday March 6, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Monday March 9, 2026, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
LBJ School of Public Affairs, SRH 3.122
On Monday, March 9, 2026, from 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM in the LBJ School’s SRH 3.122, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) will host a public event, “Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI” with Randy Nixon, former Director of the CIA’s Open Source Enterprise. This event will mark the first of ISP’s Off the Wire series. This event is free and open to the public. Registration recommended at https://bit.ly/4bGFz6N.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday March 10, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
The LBJ School's Executive Master of Public Leadership prepares nonprofit and public professionals for senior leadership.
Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday March 10, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
Book cover titled “The Great Heist.” The title appears in large white letters on a red banner at the top. Below, the subtitle reads “China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets,” styled like labeled file tabs on a gray background. In the center are small U.S. and Chinese flag-colored fighter jets situated parallel to each other. The authors’ names, David R. Shedd and Andrew Badger, appear at the bottom.
Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday March 11, 2026, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
LBJ School of Public Affairs, SRH 3.122
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM in the LBJ School’s SRH 3.122, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project  and the Asia Policy Program will host a public book talk on, “The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets” with author David R. Shedd, former Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The event is free and open to the public. Registration recommended at https://bit.ly/4pGTTzB.   
LBJ Business Policy Forum
Event Status
Scheduled
Monday March 23, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
University of Texas at Austin
The LBJ Business Policy Forum, hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will convene top business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, and policymakers in a series of high-impact dialogues. These convenings will tackle the most consequential policy challenges and opportunities facing American business today—from AI and trade policy to infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and small business resilience. Our goal is to shape a new, actionable public policy agenda that ensures the U.S. private sector remains the world’s most competitive, innovative, and influential force.
Photo of the Texas Capitol building
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday March 24, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
The LBJ School's Executive Master of Public Leadership prepares nonprofit and public professionals for senior leadership.
Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday March 24, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday March 26, 2026, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
LBJ School of Public Affairs - 2315 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78713
Join the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions for Discover LBJ Day 2026.
Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday March 31, 2026, 12:30 pm - Wednesday April 1, 2026, 2:00 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
Photo of the Texas Capitol building
Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday April 2, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
The LBJ School's Executive Master of Public Leadership prepares nonprofit and public professionals for senior leadership.
EEE Seminar Spring, 2026
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday April 3, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday April 7, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
EEE Seminar Spring, 2026
Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 8, 2026, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
Photo of the Texas Capitol building
Event Status
Scheduled
Thursday April 9, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
The LBJ School's Executive Master of Public Leadership prepares nonprofit and public professionals for senior leadership.
LBJ Business Policy Forum
Event Status
Scheduled
Monday April 13, 2026, 6:15 pm - 9:00 pm
University of Texas at Austin
The LBJ Business Policy Forum, hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will convene top business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, and policymakers in a series of high-impact dialogues. These convenings will tackle the most consequential policy challenges and opportunities facing American business today—from AI and trade policy to infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and small business resilience. Our goal is to shape a new, actionable public policy agenda that ensures the U.S. private sector remains the world’s most competitive, innovative, and influential force.
Photo of the Texas Capitol building
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday April 14, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
The LBJ School's Executive Master of Public Leadership prepares nonprofit and public professionals for senior leadership.
Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday April 14, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
EEE Seminar Spring, 2026
Event Status
Scheduled
Wednesday April 15, 2026, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
EEE Seminar Spring, 2026
Event Status
Scheduled
Friday April 17, 2026, 10:30 am - 11:45 am
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
Policy Planning Lunch
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday April 21, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Saturday May 9, 2026, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium
The 54th group of LBJ School graduates, the class of 2025, will graduate with the skills the world needs most: the leadership to get big things done together, the training to craft effective public policy, and the know-how to make a better world possible. Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the class of 2025.
ETP Short Course 2026
Event Status
Scheduled
Tuesday June 30, 2026, 9:00 am - Thursday July 2, 2026, 4:00 pm
The Commons Learning Center on J.J. Pickle Research Campus
Register for the Energy, Technology and Policy Conference, a multidisciplinary conference that will give participants an overview of energy technologies, fuels, environmental impacts and public policies.