Past Events

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. The LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will host an advance screening of the major motion picture LBJ, with special guests Rob Reiner, the film’s director, and Woody Harrelson, the actor who plays Lyndon B. Johnson. Following the screening, Reiner and Harrelson will participate in a panel discussion with American historian and UT professor H.W. Brands. The Honorable Julián Castro, currently the Dean’s Distinguished Fellow and Fellow of the Dávila Chair in International Trade Policy at the LBJ School, will moderate the panel.   

The LBJ community is invited to a special visit and Q&A with U.S. House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D–SC).

Speaker: Y. Sekou Bermiss, Department of Management at the McCombs School of Business  

Please join the Clements Center and Strauss Center on October 18th, from 5-7pm in the Main Building Jamail Room (MAI 212), for a talk with Prof. Jeremi Suri on his new book The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office. Prof. Suri is the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching in both the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the College of Liberal Arts History Department. This event, which is co-sponsored by the LBJ School and History Department, is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Copies of Prof. Suri’s book will be available for sale following the conclusion of his talk.

Joshua Holland, a contributor to The Nation and Rolling Stone will look at a number of studies examining the new media landscape that emerged in 2016, and host an open discussion of some of the challenges it presents, and a look at how some people are trying to beat back the flood of disinformation that shaped many people's views of the last election before the next one. 

Come learn a few tips and strategies to make team writing assignments more effective. You’ll leave with a sample style sheet and a list of questions to bring to your team before you start drafting.

Proposed changes in Federal and state trade, immigration, and border governance policies will have BIG potential impacts on Texas. Attendees at this conference will hear from subject matter experts about likely implications for Texas, and new policy challenges that may emerge. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of what these impacts are likely to be, and how they are likely to affect their interests. The conference is open to the public, with limited capacity seating. Registration is required.

The Clements Center, Strauss Center and Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project are pleased to announce our fourth annual Texas National Security Forum. Registration is now open.   

Leadership will share pitches, go over calendar and talk through upcoming events.