Archive for: civic engagement
Sandra Day O’Connor Promotes Civics in Wide-Ranging UT Talk
By Jenifer Sarver
If you thought former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was spending her retirement sipping iced tea and reading novels at her ranch in New Mexico, you’d...
UT Advocates Podcast: Poor State of (Civic) Affairs
By Andrew Roush
A new study finds shockingly low rates of civic participation in Texas. We talk with the Strauss Institute’s Regina Lawrence about the findings and what they...
Young Texans Speak Out at White House Summit
By Rose Cahalan
From sustainable architecture to education inequality, UT students are serious about social justice—and they’re eager to tell the Obama administration about...