Past Events

The Patman Center hosts a bipartisan conversation about running for office and what it's like to be a candidate. Lunch provided. Registration required.

Panelists will talk about their career experiences within various roles in the realm of global affairs, U.S. national security, law, and intelligence, and answer students’ questions in an informal format.

Texas Tribune co-founder and LBJ Professor of Practice Evan Smith speaks with Austin Mayor Kirk Watson about his re-election bid. Registration required.

The PPIA Public Service Weekend is a three-day conference empowering undergraduate students and recent postgraduates who are first-generation and Pell Grant-eligible college students considering a graduate degree and careers in public service.

The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy welcomes esteemed thought leaders, NAACP President Gary Bledsoe and KungFu AI Co-Founder, Stephen Straus, for an in-depth discussion on the critical role of open dialogue in fostering progress.

Brody Mullins joins us to discuss his newest book, The Wolves of K Street, which provides a shockingly detailed look inside the secretive industry that shapes our democracy for the highest bidder.

The 53rd group of LBJ School graduates, the class of 2024, 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 2024.

Evan Smith, co-founder and former CEO of The Texas Tribune in conversation with the candidates that will be on the 2024 ballots.

Evan Smith, co-founder and former CEO of The Texas Tribune in conversation with the candidates that will be on the 2024 ballots.

On Thursday, April 18, the Clements Center for National Security, the Center for European Studies and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies will host Michael Kimmage, Professor of History at Catholic University, for a book talk on his upcoming release Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability. Join us at 5:30 pm in SRH 3.122, The LBJ School of Public Affairs.