Our America with Julián Castro

Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro will discuss the state of politics and democracy in America on Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion at the M.D. Anderson Library. Drawing on his experiences as a former presidential candidate, cabinet member in the Obama administration and mayor of San Antonio, Texas, he will define his vision for the future of our country.

His campus visit is part of the Future of American Democracy lecture series hosted by the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center at the Hobby School of Public Affairs.

About the Speaker

Julián Castro is the CEO of the Latino Community Foundation, the nation’s largest Latino-serving foundation. Castro served as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama from 2014-2017. Previously, he was mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas — the youngest mayor of a Top 50 American city at the time. In 2020, Castro ran for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President. He served as the Klinsky Visiting Professor from Practice at Harvard Law School during the 2022-23 academic year and as a senior research fellow at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Thurgood Marshall Institute in 2022. Since 2021, Castro has been an MSNBC/NBC News political analyst. Castro earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.

About the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center

The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs was established in 2020 through an endowment by Elizabeth D. Rockwell to enhance ethics and leadership scholarship and programming at the University of Houston. The Center sponsors lectures, conferences, research, scholarships and fellowship opportunities and fosters cross-disciplinary dialogue about the ethical dimensions of policy issues and leadership challenges.

Directions

Off-campus guests can park in the Welcome Center Garage (4434 University Dr., Houston, TX 77204). Enter the garage on Martin Luther King Blvd. The M.D. Anderson Library is near Cullen Performance Hall. The Rockwell Pavilion is on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Library.

Host or Publisher Hobby School of Public Affairs