Julián Castro Joins UT’s LBJ School

Barack Obama's HUD Secretary Julián Castro has joined the University of Texas’ Lyndon Baines Johnson School as a Dean’s Distinguished Fellow and Fellow of the Dávila Chair in International Trade Policy. In his position, the possible presidential candidate will lead a series of three-hour sessions on public policy-making through the lens of housing. “I’ve long admired the work of the LBJ school,” Castro says, “and the excellent faculty.” Castro’s position will be non-tenured, he will have the rank of a clinical professor, and his salary will be about $145,000 annually. The 42-year-old Castro filed paperwork last month to start a PAC called “Opportunity First,” and he is working on a memoir to be published in the fall of 2018. More here.