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The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will host the 16th Annual Barbara Jordan National Forum, four days of student-led activities taking place Feb. 21-24.

The event kicks off Feb. 21 with a luncheon and keynote address by Georgia State Rep. Stacey Abrams (LBJ/1998).

Three Texas high school students have earned top honors in the 16th annual Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition at The University of Texas at Austin for their essays on "The African American in Texas: Past and Present." DeAsia Cormier, an Austin senior who attends A.N.

McCallum High School, took first place and received a $2,500…   » Continue Reading

Tuesday, Feb. 22, noon, The LBJ School of Public Affairs. The LBJ School of Public Affairs commemorates the 75th birthday of Barbara Jordan with a week of activities and seminars.

Events will honor Jordan's work as an educator, policymaker and lawmaker.

Cameron Smith, a senior at Smith Academy Home School in Fort Worth, has won first place in the 15th annual Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition for his essay, "A Woman's Place is in the Dome: The Story of Lorraine Miller." Smith received a $2,500 scholarship and a gold trophy presented at the closing ceremonies of the [...]

Event: Grand opening of The University of Texas at Austin's Dell Pediatric Research Institute. When: 2 p.m., Friday, April 23.

Where: Dell Pediatric Research Institute, 1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Austin, Texas. Background: The Dell Pediatric Research Institute (DPRI) is The University of Texas at Austin's new state-of-the-art medical research facility that promises to advance understanding of childhood diseases [...]

Jennifer Klein, a junior at Lee High School in Midland, won first place in the 14th annual Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition for her essay, "Diligence and Hope: The Story of Viola Coleman." Klein received a $2,500 scholarship and a gold trophy at the closing ceremonies of the 23rd annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights [...]

A bronze statue of civil rights champion Barbara Jordan was unveiled today (April 24), on The University of Texas at Austin campus, following a week of special events honoring the late congresswoman.

Jordan is the first female public figure so honored on the campus. The Barbara Jordan statue was unveiled on The University of Texas at [...]

Information for the Candlelight Vigil - Thursday, April 23 Five parking spaces for press and broadcast media satellite and ENG trucks will be available on a first-come, first-served basis along Inner Campus Drive beginning at 7 p.m.

Thursday, directly in front of the Main Building between the Main Mall and the South Mall. The candlelight vigil [...]

A bronze statue of civil rights champion Barbara Jordan will be unveiled April 24, on The University of Texas at Austin campus, following a week of special events honoring the late congresswoman.

Jordan will be the first female public figure so honored on the university's campus. The ceremony will begin at noon at the site of [...]

"When Barbara Jordan Talked, We Listened—A Panel Discussion," produced by the Texas Politics Project (TPP) in the College of Liberal Arts, will be presented by the University of Texas Libraries at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 16 in the University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) Student Learning Commons at the Perry-Castañeda Library (21st and Speedway).

The discussion, to [...]