Herzstein Texas National Security Forum

From September 22-23, 2016, the fourth annual Herzstein Texas National Security Forum will take place at The University of Texas at Austin. This year’s conference theme is “National Security and the Presidential Transition” and will feature the Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper, former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, former Deputy Secretaries of State John Negroponte and Jim Steinberg, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove, former White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, and many other national security leaders.

The Forum is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required for each session. For more information, including the full agenda, please visit the Clements Center for National Security’s website.

Poetry on the Plaza: Homer’s “Odyssey”

Wednesday, September 21 (Noon – 1 pm)

Join Paul O’Mahony, on tour with Actors From The London Stage, for a selection of readings from Homer’s “Odyssey,” along with modern poems about refugees, homecoming, and the sea. Light refreshments will be served.  The event is free and open to the public and

will be held at the Harry Ransom Center.