UT Austin invests $100M in permanent home for School of Civic Leadership

UT board pours $100M into Austin's new School of Civic Leadership

The University of Texas System Board of Regents has dedicated $100 million to creating a "permanent home" for the School of Civic Leadership. The 101-year-old Biological Laboratories building at UT Austin will be renovated to house the civic school, which itself contains the regents-created and conservative donor-conceived Civitas Institute.

UT-Austin Officials Announce $100M Investment in Classical and Civic Education

Officials aim to make the School for Civic Leadership the nation’s top institution for classical education. The post UT-Austin Officials Announce $100M Investment in Classical and Civic Education appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

UT System announces $100 million investment into civic leadership school

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2025 “UT System announces $100 million investment into civic leadership school” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U…

UT Board of Regents invests $100M into School of Civic Leadership

The school is set to get a permanent home on campus by 2028.

UT Austin invests $100M in permanent home for School of Civic Leadership

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The inaugural class of 100 Civics Honors freshman starting at the University of Texas at Austin this fall should have a full-time home by the time they're seniors. On Thursday, the Board of Regents announced a $100 million investment to renovate the school's Biological Laboratories building to host the upstart School of Civic Leadership. "We have needed a place where civic education is focused on the foundational principles of…

UT Austin invests $100 million into new school of civic leadership

The University of Texas at Austin is investing $100 million into its new School of Civic Leadership.