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The LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas ranked in the U.S. News & World (USNW) Report’s “Top 10” overall programs for the sixth consecutive year. The new ranking places the LBJ School in the top 3.7 percent of all public policy schools in the nation.

Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Elle King and Lyle Lovett have signed on to play musical tributes to Willie Nelson at a gala on May 12. Net proceeds from the gala will benefit the newly established Willie Nelson Endowment for Uplifting Rural Communities at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, a part of The University of Texas at Austin.

The LBJ School of Public Affairs convened researchers and policymakers for a discussion on the needs of aging adults in Texas and the United States at the Livability for Longevity Symposium on April 17.

Alan Thomas (MPAff '94) specialized in national security at the LBJ School before he became a federal political appointee. Thomas ultimately became an operating executive with more than 25 years of delivering mission-critical programs, championing large-scale digital transformation initiatives, and building deep functional expertise in acquisition and procurement. Thomas is currently the chief solutions officer at Leadership Connect, a vital service in relationship-building for policymakers and public sector professionals nationwide.

Amy Knitt Eskew is the president and CEO of Texas Healthcare Trustees, a statewide association comprised of Texas hospitals, health systems, and the 3,000 board members who govern those organizations.

Texas public policy schools convened in Houston last month for a summit aimed at shaping the future of public policy education.

Tina Moroney-Ebarb is a broadband program coordinator in the Texas Broadband Development Office within the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. More recently, Moroney-Ebard obtained her Texas contract manager certification and helped her office apply for ARPA and IIJA funds, which could make them eligible for up to $4 billion in federal funds for broadband development and digital equity programs. A big part of her job is to work with her team to formulate and execute a vision for evaluating upcoming broadband deployment application submissions.

Transformational health policy research gets a major boost at the LBJ School thanks to a gift from the Lebermann Foundation in honor of Lowell Henry Lebermann, Jr., a three-term Austin City Council member, former University of Texas System regent and a civic, cultural and business leader.

Then U.S. Navy liaison Matt Ziesmer (MGPS '22) embarked on a master's program at LBJ while working remotely from Singapore. Despite attending classes at odd hours, he completed his Master of Global Policy Studies with an Indo-Pacific regional specialization. Now, Matt, a foreign area officer, is in California for Korean language training before returning to work on Navy policy in South Korea or Singapore. He tells us about his professional journey and the LBJ camaraderie he experienced, from afar.