SCL In-Person Information Session
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FAC 2.142
EVENTS
School of Civic Leadership Events
The School of Civic Leadership regularly bring world-class academics and public intellectuals to the University of Texas at Austin campus for lectures, debates, and other gatherings.
Past Events
Sep
24
“All Possess Alike Liberty of Conscience”: Guarding Our Heritage of Religious Freedom
5:00 - 7:30 pm
William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center, 2201 Speedway
Sep
15
Civic Action and Liberal Education in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
4-5:30 pm
Avaya Auditorium POB 2.302
Sep
14
Freedom in the Political Thought of Late Antique Iran with Dr. Jake Nabel
4:30pm
RLP 1.302B (Patton Hall)
Jul
13
The Scripture That Made America – Conversation with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and Eric Cohen
6pm
UT Austin
Apr
17
Why Religious Freedom Matters: Landmark Findings from Global Research
8:30 - 10:00 am
School of Law, TNH 2.138
Apr
07
Disputed Question: Is the American Presidency a Constitutional Dictatorship?
4:30p.m.-6:00p.m.
TCC Room 1.110
Mar
27
Roundtable on Contemporary British Politics
2:00 pm
Tom Lea Room, Harry Ransom Center
Mar
26
Who Lays Down the Law? Congress, the President, or Someone Else?
5:00 PM -6:30 PM
Littlefield Home
Mar
05
The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin
12:15PM-1:30PM
WCP 2.120
Feb
16
Lincoln and the Challenge of American Statesmanship
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Texas Union-Santa Rita Suite
Jan
15
Venezuela after Maduro: On-the-Ground Perspectives on Democratic Transition
12 - 1 pm
Francis Auditorium, Texas Law
Nov
18
Diogenes and Plato in Silicon Valley
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Llittlefield Home, 302 W. 24th Street Austin, Texas
Nov
08
Dwight Eisenhower on Technology and Philosophy in the Cold War
11 am - 3 pm
Littlefield Home
Oct
28
Learning the Lessons of Ancient Rome
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Llittlefield Home, 302 W. 24th Street
Oct
21
Is Europe Done with Free Speech? Populism and Its Censors
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs 2315 Red River St. Austin, TX 78712
Oct
16-18
Teaching the Twentieth Century: Communism and Dissent
Time TBA
University of Texas at Austin; Venue TBA
Sep
25
Truth Matters: A Book Talk with Robert George and Cornel West
7:00 - 8:30 pm
William Powers Center Auditorium, 1.402
Sep
24
Unlocking Housing Supply: Market-Driven Solutions for Growing Communities
4:30 - 7:30 pm
Thompson Conference Center Oaks Room
Jul
28-30
Summer Symposium for Teachers at UT-Austin
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Littlefield Home, The School of Civic Leadership
Jun
04
Liberty in the Balance: Classical Liberal Perspectives on the Trump Era
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Lecture Room, Panmure House
Apr
25
SCL School of Civic Leadership Information Session
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Littlefield Home
Apr
03
Braver Angels Debate: DOGE – Mostly Good or Mostly Bad?
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Eastwoods Room, Texas Union
Mar
27
American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified our Nation – and Could Again
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Mar
20-21
Conference: Free Societies in Crisis
Thursday from 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM; Friday from 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Littlefield Home (302 W. 24th St.) at UT Austin
Mar
13
Classic Liberal Thought: The World According to Richard Epstein
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
University of Texas at Austin Law School, Room 2.137
Mar
11
The Pros and Cons of a Universal Basic Income with Matt Zwolinski
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. CDT
Robert A. Welch Hall at UT Austin (105 East 24th Street Austin, TX 78712)
Mar
11
Braver Angels Debate: Are DEI Policies More Beneficial Than Harmful?
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Francis Auditorium, UT Austin School of Law
Mar
06-07
Emerging Scholars Conference in Public Law: 10-Year Anniversary
Thursday from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM; Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Thompson Conference Center | 2405 Robert Dedman Drive
Mar
06
At the Frontlines: Recent Court Battles Over Executive Power
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Littlefield Home
Feb
27
State Courts, Constitutions, and Abortion Policymaking After Dobbs
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Littlefield Home
Nov
15
Agency and Rule in Aristotle’s Politics with Dhananjay Jagannathan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Littlefield Home (302 W. 24th St.)
Nov
14
U.S. Trade Policy in the Next Administration
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Littlefield Home (302 W. 24th St.)
Oct
28
Natural Law and Just Society: Perspectives from the Chinese Tradition
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sep
17
Keeping the Republic: A Constitution Day Lecture with Marc Landy
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Littlefield Home (302 W. 24th St.)
