Spotlights
Changing the Lives of People Around the World: Suzi Sosa on Social Innovation
The RGK Center's Suzi Sosa recently talked with Fox News' Arthel Neville about young social innovators who are working to solve the world's most pressing problems. By participating in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, student innovators have the opportunity to grow their ideas with access to professional mentors and a network of other young entrepreneurs. The final event announcing this year's winners will be held in Austin at the Moody Theater on June 12.
LBJ School Washington Program Enters Second Year
The LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Washington, D.C. Program enters its second year with three new summer graduate courses and the addition of two new nationally recognized practitioners as adjunct faculty. The Program was launched in May 2011 with two graduate seminars. The program is expanding to include a larger number of summer courses, and within three to four years, will evolve into a full semester of courses to complement D.C.-based internships, career fairs, alumni events, and other programs.
Students Honor Memory of Professor Barbara Jordan in Retrospective Video
In a video commemorating the life of Barbara Jordan, students share how Professor Jordan has been an influence and an inspiration. Barbara Jordan, a nationally recognized politician and policymaker, was a professor at the LBJ School for 17 years before her death in 1996.
