Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
An empty notepad. Type this phrase into Google, and the first result leads to a YouTube video of Amy Coney Barrett holding up a blank notepad during one of her Senate confirmation hearings to fill the vacancy left by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Republican Senator John Cornyn Continue Reading
Faculty experts speak with students about the 2020 election
Oh, the return of the “I Voted” stickers! One week before Election Day, Dr. Felix Harcourt and Dr. Nate Bigelow, faculty experts in U.S. history and politics, discussed hot topics surrounding the 2020 election, including Texas becoming a battleground state, voting during a pandemic, and why some experts worry the country Continue Reading
State Representative Reggie Smith Visits AC
ON Thursday, Nov. 7, Pre-Law Society and Young Republicans welcomed Texas State Representative REGGIE SMITH to his alma mater to share how his career in law led to an opportunity in public service. Originally from Sherman, Rep. Reggie Smith graduated from Austin College in 1991 with a B.S. in Political Science before earning his law Continue Reading
