Interested in Legal Internships? Join an info session with Professor Mark Levy!

Monday, April 20^th, 3 pm: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/99494290264

Thursday, April 24^th, 4 pm: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/97788943494

America’s laws, lawyers, and courts have charted and changed the course of American history. In our classroom discussions and readings, we will explore the role of lawyers and how the practice of law has shaped American society. As a component of Liberal Arts Frontiers, students in the Legal Internships clinic will also intern in law offices or legal settings and meet weekly in class to discuss and learn from each student-intern’s experience. The hands-on experience students gain in their public service internships will help shape our classroom discussions, from topics including legal ethics and professional development to legislative oversight and settlement negotiations. Students will learn about the practice of law and how lawyers serve the public interest while gaining practical experience and first-hand knowledge of different legal fields.

The cornerstone of the Legal Internships clinic will be your participation as a student-intern in a legal, public policy, judicial, or legislative office. While help will be provided to select your internship before the semester begins, the final choice of where you work will be yours. The role you choose should be discussed and decided upon with your host supervisor and the course instructor. Examples of suitable host agencies include the Office of the Attorney General, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, judicial chambers, or a legislator’s office. Private legal offices are not eligible to host interns.

Students should make their best effort to have their host agency selected and approved before the semester begins.

Click for information on the Application process and how to Enroll!

The Social Innovation Initiative would be hosting the inaugural Texas Social Innovation Challenge on April 18^th for UT-Austin students to pitch impact ventures. We are still hosting the challenge via Zoom, and would love to “see” you all at the finals! The Challenge is sponsored by Bumble, and Blackstone LaunchPad is our UT campus partner.

What: TSIC is an interdisciplinary pitch competition for social and environmental ventures. Five finalists will pitch their ventures for $10,000 in funding and a chance to represent UT-Austin at a global competition in June. Audience members will vote for a special “audience choice” award. Join us in selecting the most promising UT-Austin student impact ventures – from the comfort of your couch!

When: April 18^th, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Where: Zoom – Register here https://bit.ly/TSICFinalsRSVP

Global Professional Training: Latin America is taking place on April 25 – 26, 2020! GPT is a FREE two-day conference on the UT campus for students interested in international affairs, cultural competency, and pursuing international study and career opportunities, focused on Latin America.

We offer workshops for both graduates and undergraduates on intercultural communication, breakout sessions on region-specific topics and programs, a networking event with industry representatives, cultural performances, and ample opportunity to connect with other globally-minded students.

Students who are interested in studying, working, or living in Latin America should find GPT to be a great way to learn more about this vast, diverse, and important region.

Conference Details
April 25 – 26, 2020
San Jacinto Residence Hall Conference Center – UT Campus
No registration fee.

Reserve Your Spot by April 8, 2020
Free registration includes meals, certificate, t-shirt, and conference materials.

Questions? Email gpt@austin.utexas.edu.

“The Marketplace of Ideas: A Brief (and Unhappy) History of the Press Clause” – A Public Lecture by Historian Sam Lebovic, George Mason University

When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020, Where: Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007)

Sam Lebovic is a Professor of History at George Mason University and author of the book _Free Speech and Unfree News: The Paradox of Press Freedom in America_. In his visit to the Joynes Reading Room, Professor Lebovic will present a public lecture entitled “The Marketplace of Ideas: A Brief (and Unhappy) History of the Press Clause.”

This event is sponsored by the Plan II Honors Program and the BB&T Chair in the Study of Objectivism in the UT Department of Philosophy, and is presented as part of the 2020 First Amendment Scholars Program. This event is free and open to the public. The Joynes Reading Room is located in the Carothers building at 2501 Whitis Ave. on the UT Austin campus. For more information, call 512-471-5787.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/133547104650856/?notif_t=event_calendar_create&notif_id=1582831134628549

You are cordially invited to the Welcome Reception for the new Liberal Arts Honors Associate Director, Dr. Virginia Brown.

Where: LAH Suite, RLP 2.104

When: March 12^th @ 3:30 – 5 pm

Please join us Monday February 10th, in the Joynes Reading Room, for an evening of poetry with Pulitzer Prize finalist Evie Shockley.

Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, poet Evie Shockley earned a BA at Northwestern University, a JD at the University of Michigan, and a PhD in English literature at Duke University. The author of several collections of poetry, including a half-red sea (2006), the new black (2011), and semiautomatic (2017). Shockley is also the author of the critical volume Renegade Poetics: Black Aesthetics and Formal Innovation in African American Poetry (2011).

Her most recent collection of poetry, semiautomatic (2017), was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, an LATimes Book Prize finalist, and a winner of the 2018 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in poetry. She teaches Creative Writing and African American Literature at Rutgers University. UT honors students may request a free copy of one of Evie Shockley’s books by inquiring in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room, while supplies last.

This reading is free and open to the public.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/172665560723524/

For more information, call 512-471-5787 or email matt.valentine@austin.utexas.edu

The Joynes Reading Room is located in the Carothers Building at 2501 Whitis Avenue on the UT Austin Campus. This event is sponsored by the Mary Lu Joynes Endowment in the Plan II Honors Program and the New Writers Project in the UT Department of English.