http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/ News and events from the LBJ School of Public Affairs Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:29 CST Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:29 CST http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/597/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/597/ LBJ School faculty members including James K. Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government; Professor Robert D. Auerbach and Ray Marshall, former U.S. Labor Secretary and Professor Emeritus and holder of the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs, are providing expertise and insight into the current U.S. financial crisis across a wide spectrum of forums. These distinguished professors, in addition to others, are informing the national conversation through a varieity of forums, ranging from opinion pieces to news stories to recently published works. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:53:24 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/595/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/595/ New presidents have no honeymoon when it comes to foreign policy. Less than three months into his presidency, for example, John F. Kennedy authorized the disastrous effort to overthrow Fidel Castro at the Bay of Pigs. More recently, George W. Bush had been in office for less than eight months when he was faced with the attacks of September 11. How should an incoming president prepare for the foreign policy challenges that lie immediately ahead? That’s the question Kurt Campbell and James Steinberg tackle in this compelling book. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:46:12 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/592/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/592/ LBJ School Professor James K. Galbraith is providing expertise and insight into the current U.S. financial crisis across a wide spectrum of forums. From opinion pieces to news stories to The Predator State, his timely high-profile book garnering critical attention nationwide, Galbraith continues to inform the national conversation surrounding the current tumultuous state of the U.S. economy. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:54:31 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/589/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/589/ Barack Obama touched off a firestorm when he referred to the Republican ticket's economic proposal as an attempt to "put lipstick on a pig." After Sarah Palin's convention-speech joke about lipstick being the only difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull, many interpreted the comment as an insulting reference to the vice presidential candidate. Instead of recognizing that comments are always contextualized, Obama tried to parse the logic as a law professor. It couldn't be an insult, he reasoned, because a literal interpretation of the metaphor would cast McCain as the pig. "She's the lipstick," he concluded. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:07:51 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/news@lbj/20080918.php http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/news@lbj/20080918.php Albright Helps Launch Global Policy Studies Degree; Distinguished Public Servants Recognized at Austin Alumni Reception; LBJ Students Launch New Public Affairs Radio Show; Gamkhar Named Co-Editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism; Lessons Learned in Building a Global Software Company Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:02:43 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/588/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/588/ Word is quickly spreading about the LBJ School’s inaugural Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS) program, generating positive early reviews in its debut semester. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:47:01 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/594/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/594/ The process of transferring power from a sitting U.S. president to a president-elect is one of the most distinctive and perilous features of the American constitutional system—a time of great hope and optimism, but also one of great risk. From the earliest days of the Cold War, how the old and new leaders have navigated this strait has literally been a matter of survival for the United States and for the stability and prosperity of the entire world. The end of the Cold War has changed the nature of the dangers, but in many ways the two-and-a-half-month transition that will take place at the end of this year poses even greater challenges than in the past. These 72 days are fraught with suspense, tension, promise, and risk as a new team of foreign policy players confronts the arduous challenges of managing the interregnum. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:39:39 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/news@lbj/20080905.php http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/news@lbj/20080905.php Gone To Texas Welcomes Student for 2008-09 Academic Year!!!; >Albright to Help Launch Global Policy Studies Degree; Austin-Area Alumni Reception Scheduled for Sept. 15; System Overload for November Election? CPG Panel to Discuss Sept. 29; LBJ Students Launch New Public Affairs Radio Program; Deanna Schexnayder Named Outstanding Supervisor by UT Austin; TG Awards $200,000 Grant for Student Futures Project; Web Site Indicates Iranian Capability to Disrupt Oil Flows Exaggerated Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:04:38 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/581/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/581/ On Thursday, September 25, 2008, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, in conjunction with the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the UT School of Law, and the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution will host Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next President, with Lee H. Hamilton, former Congressman and president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:04:36 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/583/ http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/news/story/583/ The LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will welcome former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright to help launch the School’s new Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS) degree on Wednesday evening, September 10 at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, Texas. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:07:11 CST LBJ School of Public Affairs <lbjnews@uts.cc.utexas.edu>