LBJ Washington Center Holds 2018 Graduation
The LBJ Washington Center hosted the third LBJ School of Public Affairs D.C. Concentration graduation ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, December 8, 2018. LBJ School Dean Angela Evans and LBJ Washington Center Executive Director Tom O'Donnell presented remarks during an intimate ceremony for family and friends.
For the first time in history, the LBJ School and the University of Texas have a significant presence and platform in the nation's capital through the LBJ Washington Center. Students earn a master's degree in 18 months with a unique focus on federal public policy, spending two consecutive semesters studying in Austin before moving to Washington, D.C., for two additional semesters. During their D.C. sequence, they take classes while simultaneously working 32 hours per week in policy apprenticeships at leading public and private policy organizations in Washington.
"These savvy and sophisticated women and men are true leaders and are fulfilling LBJ's wish that his school produce both 'thinkers' and 'doers,'" O'Donnell told the crowd assembled to support the newly minted masters of public affairs and masters of global policy studies.
"It is my tremendous honor to celebrate the LBJ School D.C. 2018 graduates," said Dean Evans. "It is you and your generation that will shape the policy world in the years to come. For that alone, we have good reason to be hopeful. I wish you well—seek out the adventure of public policy and change the world."
The LBJ School ranks ninth among graduate public affairs schools in the country and is the only public policy school tied to a top-tier research university, a presidential library, a state capital, and a foreign border.
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