Past Events

Students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will pay tribute to the life and legacy of former congresswoman, distinguished public servant and teacher Barbara Jordan during the 26th annual Barbara Jordan National Forum (BJNF) throughout the month of February.

“America’s Secrets: Classified Information and our Democracy” is a two-day event featuring a public meeting of the PIDB and a keynote conversation with the Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines.

On Wednesday, January 25th, the Alexander Hamilton Society at UT-Austin, the Clements Center for National Security and the International Relations and Global Studies Council are hosting The Honorable Elliott Abrams, former Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela, for a conversation on "The Ayatollah's Dilemma." Join us at 5:30 pm in Bass Lecture Hall at The LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Jamie McWright and Monica Gomez Taylor, two of the women leading their political party's campaign for the Texas Legislature, discuss campaign strategies, missteps and political trends in state legislatures.

This workshop will feature presentations on policy-relevant research from PhD students across UT and beyond, exploring how academia can develop and promote solutions to pressing policy problems. In addition to the presentations, there will be ample time for attendees to network with policy researchers across the state of Texas.

In the third installment of the William C. Powers series, best-selling author, cultural critic and progressive Christian Danté Stewart joins the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD) to discuss the role of religion in America’s political and racial discourse. He will also talk about his relationship with unifying systems of faith.

On Tuesday, January 17, the Strauss Center Brumley Speaker Series hosts Amali Tower, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, for a talk on “Living in a Changing Climate: Dynamics of Forced Migration & Displacement.”

Black Studies and the DDCE are proud to partner with the Austin Area Heritage Council to kick off the 2023 MLK Celebration Rally and March. The annual event celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy while uplifting diversity and multiculturalism in our city.

Join our screening of The Ants and the Grasshopper, a documentary that tells the story of a Malawian activist trying to save her home from extreme weather.

The Strauss Center hosts Dr. Max Boykoff, Chair of the Environmental Studies department at the University of Colorado Boulder, for a talk on “Creative Climate Communications: Food Security, Climate Science, Policy & Society.”