Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs

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The LBJ School offers a Master of Public Affairs program in public policy analysis and administration that prepares graduates to assume leadership positions in government, business, and non-profit organizations. In addition, 16 master's-level dual degree programs blend public affairs study with specialized professions or area studies and are structured so that students can earn the Master of Public Affairs degree and a second degree in less time than it would take to earn them separately."[15] Program offerings include a traditional Master of Public Affairs program, a mid-career master's program, seventeen master's-level programs leading to dual degrees including: Advertising; Asian Studies; Business Administration; Communication Studies; Energy and Earth Resources; Engineering; Information Studies; Journalism; Latin American Studies; Law; Middle Eastern Studies; Public Health; Radio, Television, Film; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Social Work; and Women's and Gender Studies. The school also offers a Ph.D. in public policy. Master's students have the option to specialize in one of seven areas: international affairs; natural resources and the environment; nonprofit and philanthropic studies; public leadership and management; social and economic policy; technology, innovation, and information policy; or urban and state affairs. As of 2011-2012, the LBJ School has graduated 3,508 master's degree students since its first inaugural class of 1972, as well as 56 Ph.D. students from 1992 to August 2013.[16][17]

In 2008, the LBJ School also introduced a Master of Global Policy Studies that offers a multidisciplinary approach to the complex economic, political, technological, and social issues of the 21st century. Program offerings include specializations in the areas of security, law and diplomacy; international trade and finance; development; global governance and international law; energy, environment, and technology; regional international policy, and customized specializations. Program offerings include ten dual degree programs with the following programs: Asian Studies; Business; Energy and Earth Resources; Information Studies; Journalism; Latin American Studies; Law; Middle Eastern Studies; Public Health; and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

The school also offers a Portfolio Program in Arts and Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship and a Portfolio Program in Nonprofit Studies.[18]

The school also sponsors a variety of non-degree programs for public affairs professionals.[19]

In 2013, the LBJ School launched a new Executive Master in Public Leadership for mid-career professionals, the first of its kind in Texas.

The school's goals are stated as to: Prepare students and professionals, from a variety of backgrounds, for leadership positions in public service by providing educational opportunities grounded in theory, ethics, analytical skills, and practice; Produce interdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of complex problems facing society and to seek creative solutions for addressing them; Promote effective public policy and management practice by maintaining a presence in scholarly and policy communities and in the popular media; and Foster civic engagement by providing a forum for reasoned discussion and debate on issues of public concern.[20]

The LBJ School of Public Affairs also features five research centers. Many of the School's centers also sponsor a range of other activities, including conferences, workshops, and publications.[21]

• The Great Society Fund was created by the class of 2005 to finance innovative social entrepreneurship projects started by LBJ students and alumni.[26]

The Baines Report is the officially-sponsored student publication of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Led by students, the Baines Report publishes student opinion pieces and event coverage for the LBJ School.

• 1972 Allen E. Pritchard, Jr., incoming Vice President, National League of Cities
• 1973 J. J. "Jake" Pickle, U.S. Congressman from Texas; member of the House Ways and Means Committee
• 1974 Richard W. Bolling, U.S. Congressman from Missouri; Chairman of the House Rules Committee
• 1975 Renell Parkins, Professor of Architecture and Planning, UT Austin
• 1976 Alice M. Rivlin, Director, Congressional Budget Office
• 1977 Kenneth E. Boulding, Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder; 1976-77 Distinguished Visiting Tom Slick Professor of World Peace, LBJ School
• 1978 James C. Wright, Jr., U.S. Congressman from Texas (Majority Leader)
• 1979 Barbara Jordan, former U.S. Congresswoman from Texas; holder of the Lyndon B. Johnson Public Service Professorship, LBJ School
• 1980 Joseph Califano, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Carter Administration; former Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson
• 1981 Walter E. Mondale, former Vice President of the United States
• 1982 Robert S. Strauss, former Special U.S. Representative for Trade Negotiations; former Chairman, Democratic National Committee
• 1983 Henry Cisneros, Mayor of San Antonio
• 1984 Alexander Heard, Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University; Chairman of the Board, Ford Foundation
• 1985 Bill Moyers, editor, correspondent, and news analyst, CBS News; former Special Assistant to the President and Press Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson
• 1986 Gary Hart, U.S. Senator from Colorado
• 1987 James C. Wright, Jr., Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
• 1988 Maxine Waters, U.S. Congresswoman, 43rd District, California
• 1989 Chase Untermeyer, White House Presidential Personnel Director, Bush Administration
• 1990 Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Deputy Head of the European Community Delegation, Washington, D.C.
• 1991 Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas
• 1992 William F. Winter, former Governor of Mississippi
• 1993 Richard D. Lamm, former Governor of Colorado
• 1994 William Greider, author and journalist
• 1995 Ellen Malcolm, founder and president, EMILY's List (resource for pro-choice Democratic women candidates)
• 1996 Ann W. Richards, former Governor of Texas
• 1997 Jack Rosenthal, Editor, New York Times Magazine
• 1998 Paul Begala, Staff Adviser to President Bill Clinton
• 1999 Kenneth S. Apfel, U.S. Commissioner of Social Security; LBJ School Class of 1978
• 2000 Judith A. Winston, Under Secretary and General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education; former Director, President Clinton's initiative on race
• 2001 James Carville, political strategist and consultant
• 2002 George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
• 2003 Gwen Ifill, Moderator and Managing Editor, PBS Washington Week
• 2004 Liz Carpenter, Former Press Secretary for Lady Bird Johnson
• 2005 Don Evans, 34th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce
• 2006 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
• 2007 Bob Schieffer, CBS News Washington [27]
• 2008 Vernon E. Jordan Jr., former president of the National Urban League [28]
• 2009 Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator
• 2010 James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
• 2011 Kathleen A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agriculture
• 2012 Bill Owens, Former Governor of Colorado
• 2013 Helene Gayle, CEO of CARE USA
• 2014 Julian Castro, Mayor of San Antonio
• 2021 Ibram X. Kendi
• 2022 Ambassador Vilma Martinez
• 2023 The Honorable Jaime Lizárraga

The LBJ School is currently ranked 7th among public affairs programs in 2022[29] by U.S. News & World Report, up from 8th in 2021.[12][13][14]

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1. John A. Gronouski (September 1969 – September 1974)
2. William B. Cannon (October 1974 – January 1977)
3. Alan K. Campbell (February 1977 – April 1977)
4. Elspeth Rostow (April 1977 – May 1983)
5. Max Sherman (July 1983 – May 1997)
6. Edwin Dorn (July 1997 – December 2004)
7. Bobby Ray Inman (January 2005 – December 2005)
8. James B. Steinberg[31] (January 2006 – January 2009)
9. Bobby Ray Inman (January 2009 – March 2010)
10. Robert Hutchings (March 2010 – September 2015)[32]
11. Angela Evans (January 2016 – 2020)[33]
12. J.R. DeShazo (September 2021 –)[34]

• Stacey Abrams. M.P.Aff. 1998, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives; 2018 and 2022 Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia
• Kenneth S. Apfel, M.P.Aff. 1978, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1997 until his term ended in January 2001
• Rodney Ellis, M.P.Aff. 1977, Texas State Senator.
• Luis Espino, M.P.Aff. 2003, Speechwriter for Mexico's President Felipe Calderón[35]
• Ruth Hardy, M.P.Aff, 1996, member, Vermont Senate[36][37]
• Bill Owens, M.P.Aff. 1975, Governor of Colorado from 1999–2007
• Kathleen Merrigan, M.P.Aff 1987, Deputy Secretary, USDA[38]
• Sarah Eckhardt, M.P.Aff. 1998, Texas State Senator in the Texas Senate; former County Judge of Travis County.

List of facilities named after Lyndon Johnson

• LBJ School of Public Affairs
• LBJ School Austin Alumni Association

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