Past Events

The Honorable Christy Abizaid, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), gives a public talk on counterterrorism in an era focused on great power competition.

As extreme weather and other significant climate stressors continue to raise the stakes of decision making, environmental governance must become increasingly adept at building the socio-spatial networks necessary to effectively link knowledge to action.

Join LBJ School of Public Affairs' OSAA team and CARE Counselor are bringing back Wellness Week! We hope we give each student the tools they need to be well and healthy in life.

Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joins LBJ School Washington Center in DC to discuss what a 100% renewable future would look like, how we get there, and what challenges we will face in this transition.

On Thursday, March 9, the Strauss Center welcomes Scott Roecker, Vice President, Nuclear Materials Security, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) for a talk on “The Evolution of Nuclear Security and Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine.” This talk will be held at the LBJ School of Public Affairs as part of the Strauss Center’s Brumley Speaker Series. In his talk, Scott will talk broadly about the history of nuclear security, including the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, the Nuclear Security Summit process of the Obama Era, and how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is changing how we think about nuclear security. This event will be free and open to the public and lunch will be provided. For more information about this event, contact Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu.

On March 8th, the Clements Center for National Security, the History Department, the Government Department, and the Army ROTC at UT-Austin will host Ben Griffin, Chief of the Military History Division in the History Department at the United States Military Academy, for a book talk on his recent release Reagan's War Stories: A Cold War Presidency. Join us at 12:15 pm in RLP 1.302B, Patton Hall.

The LBJ School Urban Lab presents Meet the Mayors, a series dedicated to exploring opportunity and prosperity in America’s cities.

On Tuesday, March 7th, the Strauss Center is hosting Yahoo! Paranoids cybersecurity expert Sean Sposito as he discusses targeting online harassment across the public and private sector.

Please join us for a conversation with Emily Haynes, Senior Reporter at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, to discuss her reporting on how to make careers in the social sector more equitable and rewarding.

Global development student advising and networking lunch.