President & CEO of @Texas2036. President Emeritus of Rice University and former dean of Columbia Law School. Opinions and comments my own. .

Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Joined August 2009
David Leebron retweeted
119
1,615
90
7,497
1,072,461
America is eating its young. We’re a nation built on the greatness of our research universities, it’s what gave us the Manhattan Project, victory in the Cold War, over HIV/AIDS. Our future depends on a robust NextGen of scientists. But we traded it for wellness influencers, climate denialists, and phony MAHA ideologies that more resemble a twisted Lysenko version of Stalinist Russia in the 1930s and 40s
MIT announces “the number of grad students will be 20 percent less than it was in 2024 — about 500 fewer students”
5
590
18
1,899
109,989
David Leebron retweeted
"The next 10 years will determine whether Texas merely gets bigger or truly grows stronger, more competitive and more widely prosperous," writes Texas 2036 founder Tom Luce and President and CEO @davidleebron. #txlege Read more on their @dallasnews Op-Ed celebrating Texas' 190th birthday today ➡️ bit.ly/4aUHqCR
1
1
430
David Leebron retweeted
Trump with a straight face: Denmark can't claim Greenland just because "they had a boat land there 500 years ago"
423
4,373
305
19,726
1,002,651
David Leebron retweeted
What is Texas 2036's @trip__davis most excited for in 2026? 🤩 Check it out below, and stay tuned for more reflections from our staff! 👇 #txed
1
381
WSJ editorial this am: “The Kremlin overlord in 2022 started the biggest land war in Europe since Hitler, and his "special military operation" has killed or maimed hundreds of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians. His missiles have targeted apartment houses and train stations. His forces have tried to freeze Ukrainian civilians into surrender by crippling electric-power plants. His troops have kidnapped hundreds of Ukrainian-born children from their parents to new homes in Russia. They have tortured and executed Ukrainian troops in violation of every rule of international warfare.”
147
1,181
60
4,113
343,392
Beyond Blessed for the opportunity to pursue my dream of playing professional football. Thank you @CoachCCalhoun @mbloom11 @Coachblsmith
7
55
10
261
50,600
The moment my daughter 2023 @EulessTrinityHS grad @jihra_hill got accepted into @RiceUniversity @RiceUNews She was was overwhelmed and overjoyed to get into her dream school – at Fort Worth, TX
238
92
57
2,932
David Leebron retweeted
What an honor to be celebrating our former Owl great! #RFND @dk_kalu @Coachblsmith @CoachCCalhoun @rickmello17
5
26
3
110
Reminder: Rice University is hosting its second annual lecture series to commemorate Juneteenth - “Juneteenth and Emancipations to Come.” All are welcome and encouraged to join. bit.ly/358bBoR
5
2
15
David Leebron retweeted
Big congrats to our Outstanding Senior, Michelle Fokam and a national leading triple jump of 44' 2" (13.46 m). Best opener of her life.
10
3
119
David Leebron retweeted
Happy #WomenInScience Day! We would like to thank the women of our #Rice360 team that work so hard to make this world we live in a better place!
8
3
46
Save the date! The Rice U. Theatre Program is livestreaming a one-night-only production of Oscar Wilde's classic Victorian satirical comedy, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ 10/9 at 8 p.m. via Rice's YouTube channel. See more: bit.ly/30eMbUd
5
27
David Leebron retweeted
What are you waiting for? What do you stall for? REGISTER TO VOTE NOW: WhenWeAllVote.org/Hamilton #NationalVoterRegistrationDay @WhenWeAllVote
74
1,302
376
3,716
David Leebron retweeted
HFB Tweet #3. @HoustonFoodBank While working my shift met @RiceFootball player Connor Hughes. An example of the kind of student that makes me proud to be a faculty member at Rice. Go Owls! @RiceAthletics
3
9
1
54
Dreamers — young undocumented Americans — have inspired people around the world. Now Europe’s “paperless” children are sharing their stories. US and Europe must do better. Our foreign policy should reflect our values & heritage as a nation of immigrants. theguardian.com/world/2020/a…
3
49
3
179
David Leebron retweeted
Rice University News@RiceUNews4 Sep 2020
“The creation of The Welch Institute at Rice illustrates what is possible when great institutions from across our great city come together in new ways to create new possibilities and new levels of achievement for our city and the world.” -- @davidleebron. insidehighered.com/quicktake…
5
11
Coach Rivers powerful statement on Blake shooting. Clips' Rivers emotional discussing Blake shooting espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2974…
1
11
David Leebron retweeted
Join us in welcoming our newest #GlobalHealth Fellows Akshaya Santhanaraj & Cyrus Zulu! Akshaya graduated from @RiceUniversity w/ a degree in #bioengineering & was a #rice360 intern in #Malawi Cyrus is a biomedical engineer, graduate of @mustmalawi & our 1st Malawi based fellow!
1
8
2
41
David Leebron retweeted
I've watched this dozens of times since it happened, and I still get goosebumps and throw my hands in the air every time. Wow.
August 11, 2008: Men’s Olympic 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final in Beijing. Phelps’ 2nd of 8 golds. @JasonLezak w/ best final relay leg ever 🇺🇸 @DanHicksNBC & @RowdyGaines on the call “The Americans? We're going to smash ‘em. That's what we came here for.”- France’s Alain Bernard
2
1
33