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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.

CONNECT Program Manager Alyssa Studer recognized with Outstanding Staff Award

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

Why not all war crimes can be called genocide

April 12, 2022
Some observers of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have invoked the word "genocide" to describe an escalating number of civilian deaths.

RGK Center event recap: Philanthropy in Communities of Color

April 7, 2022
On Wednesday, March 30, the RGK Center collaborated with the Policy Alliance for Communities of Color (PACC), a student group at the LBJ School of Pub

Neil Schwartz: Biden must act fast on immigration fixes, and welcome Ukrainian refugees

April 5, 2022
"President Joe Biden recently announced that, in addition to $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Europe, the United States would accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees using the 'full range of l

Longevity Partners appoints two department heads to build and train workforce in push toward U.S. decarbonization

April 4, 2022
Longevity Partners, one of the world's fastest-growing ESG advisory businesses, just announced the appointment of two new department heads in the U

The U.S. can get close to deep decarbonization by 2050, study finds

March 31, 2022
The United States will get only partially toward deep reductions in greenhouse gases with the policy tools currently available even in the scenario most favorable politically to decarbonization. Th