Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  The University of Michigan's first dream.DETROIT installment, Art and Urban Development in Detroit. dream.DETROIT is a year-long community development project. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." — Franklin Roosevelt    Eric Garcia School: University of Texas at Austin Member of: Center on Education UT Center for International Affairs Student Board University of Texas at Austin Contact info: Contact Email:  kovich_10(AT)yahoo.com Policy interests: Education, Political strategy Eric Garcia is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Graduating this December, he will receive his degree in Government with a minor in Advertising. He brings an appreciation for the arts and athletics with him in the pursuit of curriculum reform at the primary and secondary education levels. Eric was a four year performer with the World Champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps and has been an instructor and clinician for numerous band programs around the country. His political background includes work with the 2004 Lloyd Doggett Congressional Campaign and most recently with the 79th Texas Legislature as a Legislative Aide for State Representative Tommy Merritt.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359