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They burn it down.
We build anew.
Join us:
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Since our launch 12 hours ago, we’ve received more than 900 queries from excited academics asking about open positions.
If you’re interested in learning more about faculty opportunities, please sign up for our mailing list. We are eager to hear from you:
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NEWS 📰 The University of Austin is pleased to announce our new CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech: Michael
@Shellenberger
.
The Chair is intended to advance the study of censorship and the technological, political, economic, and cultural conditions that lead to…
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Undergraduate applications are now open!
The state of Texas has officially certified UATX as the University of Austin, now operating and recognized as a degree-granting university. For information on our undergraduate program and how to apply, visit .
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UATX EXCLUSIVE:
@shellenberger
argues that wokeism is the dominant religion of Western elites, complete with guilt, original sin, taboos, saints, devils, and the promise of redemption and immortality.
How do we "escape the woke matrix?" A guide by Michael Shellenberger.
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UATX has received more than 3,000 inquiries from potential faculty.
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Only at UATX: Watch as
@Docstockk
&
@DeirdreMcClosk
discuss their groundbreaking debate on issues of sex, gender, & identity.
"I've never been able to argue on a platform with a trans person who strongly disagrees with me."
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“This is what the University of Austin symbolises: a new choice for all those disillusioned with the established institutions... Let’s hope this is the beginning of a new Renaissance.” —
@Ayaan
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(1/2) Applications are open: an exciting program for undergraduates featuring…
@nfergus
on free vs. unfree societies in the 20th century
@Ayaan
on freedom of speech and women’s rights
@robkhenderson
on the psychology of social status
@Docstockk
on varieties of feminism
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“Applications are open for the 100-member inaugural freshman class of Fall 2024. All inaugural freshmen will receive full-tuition scholarships.”
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"We are done waiting for the legacy universities to right themselves. And so we are building anew. I mean that quite literally..."
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"Imagine a university in which everything can be questioned, but the old is not thrown out simply because it is old, nor the new adopted simply because it is new." —
@HeatherEHeying
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Why choose the University of Austin?
What's unique about our Founding Class?
Our admitted students have answers. ✨
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“School leaders also said they will offer the inaugural 100-student class full scholarships for the entirety of their four-year undergraduate program, using $200 million the school has raised in private donations.”
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"Rarely does the establishment of a new university attract global media attention, but the University of Austin has achieved just that – and for good reason."
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"I want you to change the world," said economist and Harvard professor Roland Fryer, in conversation with UATX founding trustee Bari Weiss, to an audience of prospective students.
"And you're at the right place to get a good start to do so."
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They burn. We build.
The University of Austin.
Apply now:
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Students in our summer program just participated in a contentious — but wholly civil and quite illuminating — discussion on sex, gender, and trans issues with Deirdre McCloskey and
@Docstockk
.
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🌆 Visit our Scarbrough Campus
👨🏫 Attend model classes
🤝 Make some new, like-minded friends
Prospective Student Visit Days are coming January 13, February 10, and March 2. Learn more and register at
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“The purpose of universities isn’t to provide a platform for free speech. Our whole society is a platform for free speech. The purpose of universities is to provide an opportunity to come to a better understanding about the world.” — Pano Kanelos
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“This is an opportunity for students to not only go to a university but help us build the university.”
– University of Austin President Pano Kanelos
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We're so proud to have you has a Founding Faculty Fellow!
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“I am delighted that the University of Austin is going to be a place where all opinions, provided they are civilly put, provided they are advanced with a modicum of argument, will not just be welcomed but will be encouraged.”
--
@HonTonyAbbott
, the 28th Prime Minister of…
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"The purpose of a university is to cultivate excellence. It's to pursue truth. It's to push the frontier. It's to develop the finest and the best. It's to remember the finest and the best." —UATX advisor
@GlennLoury
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UATX: Do you agree with Justice Thomas’s opinion on affirmative action?
@GlennLoury
: Yes.
Watch:
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“[UATX] raised $200 million in private donations since officials announced their plans in 2021 and plans to use the funds to award full scholarships to its first 100-person class.”
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"Mockery... is a moral imperative for the obvious reason that bad ideas taken seriously have catastrophic consequences." —
@TheBabylonBee
's
@SethDillon
UATX EXCLUSIVE:
@TheBabylonBee
’s
@SethDillon
argues that in an age of absurdity, we need more mockery.
How do we fight the war on truth? Watch Seth Dillon explain.
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“Accepted students will receive full scholarships for the entirety of their four-year undergraduate program, which is, according to the mission statement, ‘dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth.’”
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.
@bariweiss
and Harvard economist Roland Fryer exchange thoughts on the pursuit of truth and the refusal to conform.
"I want you to change the world," Fryer told UATX prospective students and alumni.
Watch the full interview here 👇
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"We’re going to set a new standard for excellence in the classroom," UATX founding trustee
@nfergus
told an audience of prospective students and parents on Saturday.
"What I've come to realize, ladies and gentlemen, is how high the stakes are."
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"How to Escape the Woke Matrix”
Join
@ShellenbergerMD
for a lively discussion this summer, exclusively at UATX’s Forbidden Courses.🌞🌵🤠
Apply by Monday:
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“UATX has been certified by the state as a degree-granting institution and plans to admit its first class in the fall of 2024. ... Harvard may need to pretend it’s a university for a while, but down in Austin they are building the real thing.”
@thedispatch
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Thanks to our founders, tuition for our first class of undergrads is paid for.
Happy Friday.
The University of Austin is pleased to offer the Founders Scholarship—an award that will cover 100% of tuition for each student in our founding class.
Learn more about the Founders Scholarship at and apply at .
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.
@benshapiro
responds to this past week’s tumultuous events in higher education, looking to the University of Austin as an alternative:
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“The University of Austin will offer 100 full four-year scholarships to its first students, leaders said.”
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The University of Austin is pleased to offer the Founders Scholarship—an award that will cover 100% of tuition for each student in our founding class.
Learn more about the Founders Scholarship at and apply at .
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“If the popular narrative is off limits, then comedy itself is off limits... The only reason Twitter is now the exception is because the world’s richest man took matters into his own hands and declared comedy legal again.”
@SethDillon
@elonmusk
UATX EXCLUSIVE:
@TheBabylonBee
’s
@SethDillon
argues that in an age of absurdity, we need more mockery.
How do we fight the war on truth? Watch Seth Dillon explain.
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The University of Austin represents an attempt to reinvent the university, beginning with its governance. 🏛️ Read our constitution of academic liberty:
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Universities must honor the Socratic principle that one should say what one believes, even—especially—when it contradicts prevailing attitudes. They must encourage intellectual risk-taking, reward merit, and restore the joy of learning.
— Jacob Howland
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“At the University of Austin, no one will be shouted down. But they may be proven wrong.” — Professor Morgan Marietta
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“The academic establishment has denounced the mere idea of a new university that breaks ranks with the current model…The alarm is excellent news. For the first time in decades, the higher education establishment actually feels threatened.”
@TheSpectator
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Today, we welcome Alex Priou (
@alexpriou
), Associate Professor of Political Theory, who will teach in our Intellectual Foundations program.
Dr. Priou received his doctorate from Tulane and is co-host of
@thenewthinkery
.
Read more:
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1/ UATX is delighted to announce that we received a transformative $10 million pledge from Matt and Teri Andresen.
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Because of social media revolution, people end up having a relationship of trust with particular individuals, like
@bariweiss
,
@mtaibbi
,
@ggreenwald
.... I'm worried about Western civilization, [but] I'm just thrilled by what's going on in terms of journalism.
—
@shellenberger
A conversation with
@shellenberger
on the genesis of his
#twitterfiles
investigation. Also discussed: government & corporate censorship, his political evolution, and his passion for writing about controversial topics. (Recorded June 26.)
Watch:
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Why
@shellenberger
only writes about controversial things:
A conversation with
@shellenberger
on the genesis of his
#twitterfiles
investigation. Also discussed: government & corporate censorship, his political evolution, and his passion for writing about controversial topics. (Recorded June 26.)
Watch:
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“To celebrate the university’s first class, each of the 100 freshmen who matriculate next year will receive full, four-year scholarships.”
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This summer we’re gathering courageous scholars, leaders, and entrepreneurs to discuss the great human questions of our time.
June 18–24 & June 25–July 1. Dallas, TX.
Join us:
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Are you a rising, current, or recently graduated undergraduate? This summer, join some of the world’s most courageous academics, entrepreneurs, and public intellectuals in the fearless pursuit of truth:
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“I believe being here at UATX is a sign that you know something has gone terribly wrong — and you know that only risk-takers are going to right it.” —
@bariweiss
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"No one faced repercussions for holding controversial ideas. The program drew articulate, erudite and talented students and academics who were diverse in frame of mind."
@CollegeFix
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“We need more places where young people are encouraged to be bold and courageous, to think for themselves and challenge the orthodoxy.”
—
@JTLonsdale
Great profile of UATX in
@JewishJournal
:
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UATX is delighted to announce that renowned evolutionary biologist
@RichardDawkins
has joined our advisory board.
Read more:
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Our summer high school program is back by popular demand — this time in San Francisco!
AI, Plato, data science, American political thought, healthcare & more by great professors and entrepreneurs.
July 31-Aug 2.
Hurry — applications close July 23.
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Listen to
@bariweiss
's rousing speech to our first summer school participants, now on
@thehonestlypod
:
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Open inquiry.
Civil discourse.
Academic integrity.
The fearless pursuit of truth.
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We’re on a mission to graduate a generation of leaders who courageously explore innovation and truth.
@JTLonsdale
and Alex Magaro endow a scholarship for students who show promise and eagerness to build with the intent of strengthening our country. 🔗
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The zombification of the Capitol—not to mention our city streets—is merely a symptom of the underlying disease. Politics falls apart without regular infusions of constructive energy.
UATX's Jacob Howland in
@unherd
:
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JUST ADDED: The brilliant economist Roland Fryer, whose data-driven work challenges the most entrenched orthodoxies on race, crime, and education, will speak to our Polaris Fellows.
Apply here by Sept 28:
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Scenes from UATX’s first-ever high school program. 92 students from around the country and world gathered to discuss everything from Shakespeare to AI.
Learn more:
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“How do you make sure that students are learning how to become moral agents through the process of education? That’s the ultimate goal.” Watch Pano’s full conversation with the
@TexasTribune
here:
Speaking at a Texas Tribune event Wednesday, University of Austin President Pano Kanelos pitched Texas’ newest university as a place dedicated to free inquiry. Watch the full conversation here:
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Sick of biting your tongue? Done with posturing? Find your real friends and use your voice.
This fall we’re seeking outstanding high school students to join us for a few days of fearless, free inquiry.
October 6-8. NYC. Apply today:
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The
@bariweiss
@thehonestlypod
interview with Roland Fryer at UATX last weekend was downloaded more than 100K times in 48 hours.
People are hungry to tell the truth and change the world.
Listen:
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Dr. Kanelos, who describes himself as a Shakespeare scholar and “old soul,” said he was pleased by the uproar over his announcement. “I’m just delighted that people are paying this much attention to higher education,” he said.
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"The University of Austin is not about creating people who hold particular conclusions. It is about creating people who can think, who can be intellectually and even emotionally resilient – people who can defend their positions." —
@peterboghossian
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We are thrilled to introduce the first of our Founding Faculty.
In the spotlight today: Kirsten Hall Herlin (
@Kirstenannehall
), Assistant Professor of Literature, will teach in the Center for Arts and Letters.
Read more about Dr. Herlin:
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“How do you make sure that students are learning how to become moral agents through the process of education? That’s the ultimate goal.” Watch Pano’s full conversation with the
@TexasTribune
here:
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“I think I learned more in the last week than in the last four years.”
— Student from Week One of our summer program
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This fall: Historian
@nfergus
and economist Roland Fryer discuss merit and diversity.
One of the many exclusive events we’re excited to host as part of our new Polaris Fellowship.
Applications are due Wednesday!
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“I’ve learned as much in the last week as I could have learned a year somewhere else.”
Some highlights from our Graduate Symposium, co-hosted by
@UT_Civitas
.
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“We can have a system that lets good ideas win and bad ideas lose, that uses science, that uses markets to advance...if we give that up, we’re not going in a good direction...and there’s a big question if we’re going to give it up or not.” —
@JTLonsdale
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Talk is cheap, but Kanelos’s plan is serious….If UATX flourishes, its success could lead to the founding of more such institutions—and perhaps even to the resurrection of higher education in the United States. Let us hope it thrives.
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Classrooms and conversations should feel more like "idea labs," less like echo chambers. Follow the link for a chance to learn more from
@waitbutwhy
Tim Urban himself at
@SXSWEDU
, sponsored by UATX!
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“As college campuses across the country face a crisis of moral clarity and prominent donors threaten to pull their funds, the University of Austin promises to be the last, best hope for open inquiry in higher education.”
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We're building a fearless university to enrich students' lives and save America's global edge. Watch
@peterboghossian
explain on
@FoxNews
:
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"The University of Austin will supply our country with more leaders ideologically open enough to identify and embrace new ways of approaching society’s thorniest problems.” —
@JTLonsdale
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But it turns out that fear can become endemic in a free society. It can become most acute in the one place—the university—that is supposed to defend “the right to think the unthinkable, discuss the unmentionable, and challenge the unchallengeable.”
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We need new institutions that are non-ideological and open to freedom of thought and debate. — UATX co-founder
@JTLonsdale
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Watch the full debate:
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Attention high school teachers! Do you want to improve your classroom discussions?
In
@millatuatx
’s Viewpoint Diversity Challenge, participating classrooms will confront current issues, while challenging assumptions and conversing civilly. Learn more and get involved:…
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“Stablecoins could be to finance what Voice of America has been to diplomacy. They can communicate U.S. monetary policy directly to the people living in other countries...”
Read Charles Calomiris, UATX’s dean of economics, politics and history:
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"Over each one-week session, there were no trigger warnings, microaggressions or safe spaces. Conversation was bound only by the university’s statement of principles: 'freedom of inquiry, freedom of conscience, and civil discourse.'"
@CollegeFix
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Announcing the UATX Polaris Fellowship!
Join a vast network of entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, public intellectuals, and world-class scholars to study the theory and practice of building solutions to society's biggest problems.
Apply now:
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Good morning.
Classes start this year.
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Adam Deng, an undergraduate at MIT, attended UATX’s Forbidden Courses summer program. His seminar with
@DorianAbbot
inspired him to write about belief in God and extraterrestrial beings. Read it here:
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The University of Austin "attracted a truly glittering roster of academics and journalists."
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A conversation with
@shellenberger
on the genesis of his
#twitterfiles
investigation. Also discussed: government & corporate censorship, his political evolution, and his passion for writing about controversial topics. (Recorded June 26.)
Watch:
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"There is a new kid in town and real competition... We're going to offer something that's radically different and massively more attractive to the kind of risk-taking intellects that will shape the future of America."
-
@nfergus
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Meet founding faculty member Isabella Reinhardt, Assistant Professor of Classics.
Dr. Reinhardt comes to us from Vanderbilt University and specializes in Greek tragedy, particularly the dramas of Aeschylus.
Welcome, Dr. Reinhardt!
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"Principles are not like money. You do not need to be judicious and stingy about how you spend the capital of integrity."
@bariweiss
's invigorating address to participants of UATX's inaugural summer school:
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