Past Events

The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.

Join us for this exciting conversation and discussions inspired by Barbara Jordan's unwavering commitment to Women in public office

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 30th annual Barbara Jordan National Forum (BJNF).

Experts from all over the world will gather to discuss and exchange knowledge on Space Traffic. As the title suggests, space traffic includes safe access to, operations within, and return from space. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring together stakeholders to address critical issues: Operations, Economy, and Ecosystems.

The LBJ Business Policy Forum, hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will convene top business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, and policymakers in a series of high-impact dialogues. These convenings will tackle the most consequential policy challenges and opportunities facing American business today—from AI and trade policy to infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and small business resilience. Our goal is to shape a new, actionable public policy agenda that ensures the U.S. private sector remains the world’s most competitive, innovative, and influential force.

The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs Department of Business, Government, and Society will continue our Environmental Economics research series for the Fall 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.

On Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:15PM to 1:30PM in the LBJ School’s SRH 3.122, the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project will host a public event, “HOT SPOT BRIEFING – Yemen and the Houthis: Unfinished Business” with Amb. Edmund Fitton-Brown, former UK Ambassador to Yemen. Join us for our “Hot Spot Briefing” series, where attendees receive a deep dive into the region’s history and security-related issues. The event is free and open to the public. Registration recommended at https://bit.ly/3NhTBSk.

The Strauss Center, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Law and Democracy, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and Clements Center for National Security, will host the “Eurasia Policy Forum: Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia” on February 13, 2026 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Bass Lecture Hall.

The LBJ School's Executive Master of Public Leadership prepares nonprofit and public professionals for senior leadership.

The LBJ School, in partnership with the Ukraine Facility Platform (UAFP), is honored to co-host a one-day expert policy dialogue in Brussels, focusing on implementation pathways for Ukraine’s agricultural recovery and European Union accession.