Watson Wire

I’m Not Dead Yet

June 26, 2020

My new gig as the Founding Dean of the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs started a few weeks ago. It’s been a very good beginning. Mostly.Recently, I had an excellent policy dis...

Time for a New Playbook

May 13, 2020

I really miss watching live, current sports events. While I’m religiously watching ESPN’s The Last Dance, it barely feeds the addiction. And watching re-runs of 40-year-old football games doesn’t scra...

Commencement

May 1, 2020

It’s May 1st--my first day as the Founding Dean of the Hobby School of Public Affairs. And it doesn’t feel at all like anyone imagined. Most of us are working remotely and when we go out to buy groce...

With a Little Help From My Friends

April 27, 2020

Good Morning Good Morning. Saturday, I got a weird social media message and I just had to look, having read Facebook. The report was that a friend had posted a picture that might include me...

Helping Others

April 6, 2020

This isn’t an easy time for anyone. And for so many in our community, it’s an incredibly difficult time. If you can, I ask you to look for ways to help others any way you can. More than 1,500 f...

We’re all in this together. Stay Home, Work Safe.

March 31, 2020

Friends, it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better. But I’m hopeful it will get better more quickly if we all do our part. The outstanding work of researchers at UT A...