It’s not too late to register for LBJ Open House in Austin, Texas on Nov. 14-15. Take a class, meet students, faculty and alumni, and find out how the LBJ School can help you harness your passion and build the future. In fact, Global Policy Studies student Sam Lee said his visit sold him on coming to the school.

 The LBJ Washington Center will also host two November Open Houses and Info Sessions. Meet students and alumni and learn more about the 18-month D.C. Concentration, including its federal policy focus and D.C.-based policy apprenticeships.

o    Register for Nov. 12

Can’t make an Open House? Join one of LBJ School’s info sessions. We’ll host three more sessions in Austin before the Dec. 15 deadline: Nov. 8, Nov. 21 and Dec. 6.

LBJ Admissions Applications for Fall 2020 entry are now open! Learn more.

The University Writing Center is hosting our annual open house on October 3, 4-6pm, in PCL 2.330 (the UWC). We hold this event so students who are interested in working at the Writing Center can:

• learn about RHE368C: Writing Center Internship (the consultant training course)
• meet current consultants and find out what it’s like to work here
• enjoy lots of pizza!

Feel free to drop in if you’d like to say “Hi” and learn what’s happening at the UWC.

The 2019 Liz Carpenter Lectureship featuring former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is on Tuesday, October 1st at 7 pm in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium (doors open 6:30 pm).

This event is free & open to the public, but tickets are REQUIRED.  Please visit our Eventbrite page to register.

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is a leading voice internationally for principled American engagement in the world. One of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People,” she is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, war correspondent, and the Anna Lindh Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School. Her upcoming book, The Education of an Idealist, will chronicle her years in public service and reflect on the role of human rights and humanitarian ideals in contemporary geopolitics. The first 100 ticketed guests to arrive will receive a free copy of her book.

Full event details and tickets at https://2019lizcarpenterlecture.eventbrite.com

Please mark your calendars for the next Diverse Voices event. Dr. Tatjana Lichtenstein, Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, will speak on Friday, March 29^th @ 12:00 PM at the Julius Glickman Conference Center in RLP 1.302 D.

Dr. Lichtenstein an Associate Professor of History. Dr. Lichtenstein’s research focuses on minorities, nationalism, state-building, war and genocide in Eastern Europe in the twentieth century.  She is the author of  Zionists in Interwar Czechoslovakia: Minority Nationalism and the Politics of Belonging. She currently working on a new book project entitled “Intimacy and Persecution: Jews, Non-Jews, and the Holocaust in the Bohemian Lands.”  It explores the experiences of intermarried Jewish and non-Jewish families during the Second World War. You can learn more about Dr. Lichtenstein’s research here:  https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/faculty/tl7994

Coffee and desserts provided. Feel free to bring your lunch! You can RSVP here:  https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bIwRMNT9T0uwN7L

When: Friday, March 29^th

Time: 12:00– 1:00 PM

Where: RLP 1.302 D

On Wednesday night, February 13th at 7 p.m. in the Joynes Reading Room, Philosopher Paul Woodruff will present Eros Philosophos.

Dr. Woodruff asks, “Will falling in love make you a better philosopher? Plato says yes, but only if you are a very special person. Will falling for philosophy make you a better lover? Same answer from Plato. In my talk I will ask how wisdom and love are connected, discuss Plato’s answer, and suggest my own.”

Woodruff has authored several books of original philosophy and scholarship; and has translated several classical texts, including Plato’s Symposium (with Alexander Nehamas). He served as director of the Plan II Program for 15 years, and was UT Austin’s inaugural Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

This event is free and open to everybody.

Please join LAH and the LAH Diversity Action Committee for our next Diverse Voices event featuring Dr. Germine H. Awad on Tuesday, January 29^th at 12:30 PM at the Julius Glickman Conference Center in RLP 1.302 B.

Dr. Awad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and faculty associate in the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Her identity and acculturation research examines prejudice and discrimination toward racial/ethnic minorities, specifically Arab/Middle Eastern American and African Americans, and body image among women of color.

Please bring your lunch and join us for Dr. Awad’s exciting presentation. You can RSVP here:  https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fMvDilEqy99b0h

When: Tuesday, January 29^th

Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM

Where: RLP 1.302 B

Are you interested in literature, art, and photography? Ever wondered what it’s like to  work behind the scenes publishing a magazine? Then Echo is for you! Echo Literary + Arts Magazine is a collection of poetry, prose, art, and photography through the Liberal Arts Honors program. We publish original works by UT undergraduates every spring. Submissions season is almost upon us, and we’re looking for students to join our reading staff!

Come join us at an info session on Thursday, Sept 7 at 5pm in the LAH Conference Room (CLA 2.104) to find out how to join our team! More details can be found on the event our Facebook page, Echo Literary Magazine.