If you are passionate about Greater Austin being a welcoming place, this is for you. If you believe there is still work to be done in the DEI and Belonging space, this is for you. If you seek to grow your skills as a more…
Hey Leadership Austin Community – Help us expand list of resources for helping our neighbors We are all in this together. For those wanting to help during this winter storm, we suggest checking on loved ones, your neighbors, your team, and intentional self-care for yourself…
Dear Alumni and Friends of Leadership Austin, I have important and exciting news to share! As many of you know, next year, Leadership Austin will celebrate an amazing 44 years of connecting and developing leaders to courageously transform our communities. What you may not know…
Leadership Austin seeks a strategic, innovative, and creative Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will cultivate and inspire an effective community of leaders. Reporting to the Leadership Austin Board of Directors, the CEO is responsible for furthering the vision, mission, values of the organization under the…
This year’s Essential classes have challenged our pre-established beliefs and pushed us to the limits of our comfort. The Institutional Racism discussion, led by Cal Jackson of Courageous Conversation: Beyond Diversity™, was no exception. Upon completing Institutional Racism I am reminded of the experience documented…
The Leadership Austin Board of Directors is pleased to honor Gerry Tucker, Vice-Chancellor, Human Resources at Austin Community College and Rubén Cantú, Executive Director and Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, as our Outstanding Alumni at this year’s Community Engagement Reception held on April 12, 2022. Joining them…
In his essay , “The Purpose of Education,” Dr Martin Luther King, Jr stated, “At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is fulfilling its purpose.” As the granddaughter and daughter of educators devoted to critical thinking and hands-on science, I have found…
Is our education system serving its purpose? In the Essentials class on Education, we were asked to reflect on the “purpose of education”. Is the system positioned to equip students with tools and skills that align with the purpose? What lasting impacts do these tools…