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President Biden Taps Nationally Renowned Criminal Justice Researcher Nancy La Vigne to Lead National Institute of Justice

May 4, 2022
LBJ School alumna Nancy La Vigne ('91), was appointed by President Biden as the director of the National Institute of Justice, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Abortion pills by mail pose challenge for officials in red states

May 4, 2022
"The need for abortion will not go away," said Abigail Aiken, an associate professor of public affairs at the University of Texas at Austin who
RGK CONNECT Community Showcase event

CONNECT Community Showcase celebrates program impact in the community

May 3, 2022
On Thursday April 21, graduate students, community members, UT faculty and staff, and other supporters attended the CONNECT Community Showcase event at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Texas' restrictive abortion law previews a post-Roe America

May 3, 2022
When Politico published a draft opinion leaked from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, the nation confronted the reality that Roe v.

Derreck DaSilva (MPAff '22) discovers a new direction: from nursing to public policy

May 2, 2022
MPAff student finds a way to translate his skills as a nurse.

Only a quarter of Texas prisons have air conditioning, here's what that means for prisoners

April 27, 2022
Michele Deitch, a criminal justice professor at the University of Texas Law School, said the temperatures inside these prisons can reach triple digits during the summer months and put inmates like

CONNECT Program Manager Alyssa Studer recognized with Outstanding Staff Award

April 25, 2022
Alyssa Studer, program manager for the CONNECT program, has received the

Nina Nomura Nibling (MGPS '22) finds community, confidence and a passion for development

April 25, 2022
Global Policy student leaves the LBJ School with a new purpose, new expertise and new confidence to make change.
Pedro Conceição

Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Conceição (Ph.D. '00)

April 13, 2022
Pedro Conceição (Ph.D. '00). Conceição is director of the Human Development Report Office and lead author of the Human Development Report with the United Nations Development Programme.