
UT Civic Leadership
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Official account of the School of Civic Leadership at @UTAustin. Home of @UT_Civitas
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https://civicleadership.utexas.edu/ 05-07-2024 15:45:08
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NOW: Greg Abbott at UT, where the system just announced $100 million investment in the School of Civic leadership: “We’ve been hungry as leaders of this state to see the transformation and education that (UT) is delivering.” This investment is the start to the return, he said

The University’s newest school UT Civic Leadership will gain a permanent home, thanks to a $100 million investment from the The University of Texas System Board of Regents to renovate UT’s Biological Laboratories building. The funds will enable generations of students to study civic education at Texas’s


Great The Wall Street Journal story today about the UT Civic Leadership School. The school and its research and publications arm - Civitas Institute - are excellent! They brighten the future of Texas. wsj.com/opinion/univer…


"A rare bright spot in American higher education these days is the trend of universities starting new schools for civic inquiry and debate." -Wall Street Journal Opinion on UT Austin and UT Civic Leadership wsj.com/opinion/univer…


UT Civic Leadership UT Austin will host the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation National Civics Bee® Texas State Finals for middle schoolers this Saturday. The winner will receive a trip to Washington, DC to compete in the #NationalCivicsBee championship in Fall 2025. civicleadership.utexas.edu/national-civic…



A Revival of Classical Education is Underway. John Murawski discusses his in-depth report on these schools, the criticisms they face, and the broader cultural and political forces shaping this academic counter-revolution. Maggie Miller realclearinvestigations.com/video/2025/05/…


"Universities cultivate many forms of excellence, from the excellence of the engineer to the excellence of the composer. The excellence specific to the citizen deserves to take its place among them." American Enterprise Institute's Ben and Jenna Storey on the rise of civics: aei.org/social-cultura…

I'm starting a new job UT Civic Leadership this summer. I'm eager to join their good work!

UT Civic Leadership UT Austin U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation National Civics Bee® TX State Finals results: 1st/$1000: Rishi Tirumalasetty (Katy Chamber) 2nd/$500: Taashvi Wadhwa (Pearland Chamber) 3rd/$250: Alexander Wang (Bryan/College Station Chamber) Rishi will compete for TX in DC. Congrats, all!




SLS's Michael McConnell was a part of a white paper, "Religious Exemptions?: What the Free Exercise Clause Means," published by the Civitas Institute, on religious liberty issues. Read it here: stanford.io/45iIhvX
