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America needs a ministry of (actual) truth

Feb. 4, 2020
WIRED makes the case for government regulation of fake content, citing a paper by Professors Robert Chesney and Danielle Citron, " Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National...

LBJ School announces first participants in 'Genius for Good' forum celebrating 50th anniversary

Feb. 3, 2020
The Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to announce the initial slate of participants for Genius for Good on March 11, 2020 — the first signature LBJ Forum in a yearlong series of events celebrating the School's half-century "In the Arena." This LBJ Forum will challenge and inspire emerging generations of leaders about the exciting future they can help lead with innovation, think-big public policy and fundamental notions of "the public good."

LBJ student Amy Kroll named to the 2020 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars

Jan. 31, 2020
The Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program has announced that Amy Kroll, a second-year MPAff student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, is among the 60 Scholars chosen for the program's sixth annual class. PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together to collaborate and make a difference in the world as they learn about leadership through the lens of the presidential experiences of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson.

LBJ student Amy Kroll named to the 2020 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars

Jan. 31, 2020
LBJ MPAff student Amy Kroll
 

The second-year MPAff student and founder and executive director of the LBJ Women's Campaign School is one of the 60 scholars chosen to be a member of the program's sixth annual class.

Self-managed abortions can be some patients' best option

Jan. 30, 2020
In an article assessing the growth in popularity of self-managed abortion care, LBJ Professor Abigail Aiken discussed what she found in her res

Self-managed abortions can be some patients' best option

Jan. 30, 2020
In an article assessing the growth in popularity of self-managed abortion care, LBJ Professor Abigail Aiken discussed what she found in her research about the safety, efficacy and privacy of medical...

Assistant Dean for Academics Lorinc Redei on what sets the MGPS program apart

Jan. 22, 2020
The Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS) program is highly customizable, giving students the tools they need to succeed in a globalized policy arena in areas including national security, intelligence and diplomacy, international development, global governance and international law, energy, trade and global environmental policy.

Graduate Adviser Lorinc Redei on what sets the MGPS program apart

Jan. 22, 2020
LBJ Senior Lecturer Lorinc Redei speaks to a group of incoming students during orientation in 2016
LBJ Senior Lecturer Lorinc Redei speaks to a group of incoming students during orientation in 2016.

 

Opinion: Are we really listening to what MLK had to say?

Jan. 18, 2020
"America's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.