Past Events

Join the Strauss Center for a lunchtime panel where space lawyers with commercial, government and international experience will provide insights, career advice and answer questions. If you’re interested in international, corporate, intellectual property, administrative, arms control, insurance or any other kind of law with space applications, please come and enjoy some free food! This panel is co-sponsored by the Texas International Law Journal, and the Journal of Law & Technology at Texas.

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, the Strauss Center and Clements Center will welcome Col. Liam Collins, director of the Modern War Institute at West Point, to discuss the U.S.-Russian hybrid war in Ukraine, U.S. policy and ways to counter Russian aggression.  Col. Collins has conducted multiple visits to Ukraine as the executive officer for Gen. (ret.) John Abizaid in his role as the senior defense adviser to Ukraine.

On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the Strauss Center presents Ben Rohrbaugh, a partner at consulting firm BorderWorks. Rohrbaugh was the Border Security Director in the White House National Security Council in 2014 when flows of unaccompanied Central American minors first began to overwhelm processing facilities on the southwest border.

This special Admitted Students Weekend session of the Dean's Distinguished Leaders Series features Austin Smythe (MPAff ‘80), who served as policy director to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) from 2015 to 2019, and before that worked for Ryan over 11 years in a variety of capacities, including as policy director for the House Ways and Means Committee and as staff director for the House Budget Committee (2007–15).

Registration is now open for the fifth annual Intelligence Studies Project Symposium. The event is free and open to the public, however, advance registration is required to attend each session. Please plan to arrive early to secure your seat. Registration does not guarantee admission.

On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the Strauss Center presents Ben Rohrbaugh, a partner at consulting firm BorderWorks. Rohrbaugh was the border security director in the White House National Security Council in 2014 when flows of unaccompanied Central American minors first began to overwhelm processing facilities on the southwest border. He will describe the challenges that exist on the southwest border and why they haven't been addressed, describe the policymaking process on border security and particularly how the National Security Council and Customs and Border Protection deal with politically charged issues, and contrast the approaches of the Obama and Trump administrations.

As governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015, Martin O’Malley legalized marriage equality, abolished the death penalty, expanded access to college and invested in the state’s public schools. O’Malley demonstrated results-driven leadership with StateStat and BayStat, a version of the CityStat management system he implemented as Baltimore’s mayor (1999–2007). Stephen Goldsmith is the Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and the Director of the Innovations in Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He directs Data-Smart City Solutions, the Project on Municipal Innovation, the Civic Analytics Network and Operational Excellence in Government.