'With calls to 'globalise the intifada' echoing on the campuses of the West, it’s become clear that today’s cultural Marxists are playacting in the only drama they’ve been taught by their radicalised professors.' -- UATX Provost Jacob Howland in UnHerd. unherd.com/2024/05/how-ha…

I’ll be there doing Spectrum Street Epistemology! Come up and say hello!!

My review of James Orr James Orr, Robert Koons robkoons, and William Simpson's new book Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature (Routledge, 2022) is now available to read open-access in Reviews in Religion and Theology.
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“How Hamas became radical chic” - UnHerd. Another brilliant and illuminating essay by ⁦⁦University of Austin⁩ Provost Jake Howland. unherd.com/2024/05/how-ha…

Some exciting news:

I have accepted a position at the University of Austin - the new startup university dedicated to open inquiry and civil discourse.

I'll maintain a role at AIER, but I'm excited to start a new chapter this fall at UATX!

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Applications for the Mill Institute’s Third High School Teacher Fellowship Close June 15th! Learn more here: uaustin.org/blog/the-mill-…

'I know that every single student here is going to be fully equipped with all of the knowledge and confidence and skills that it takes to truly go and make change happen.'

Why UATX? Our students have answers.

Introducing Dr. Allen Porter, who will assume the position of Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the summer of 2025.

Dr. Porter's interests include phenomenology, ethics, politics, the philosophy of technology, and the history of philosophy.

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The University of Austin is partnering with Capital Factory, a venture capital investor, to offer a “unique blend of tradition and innovation.”

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The University of Austin (University of Austin) wants to change higher education from the outside, by starting a whole new university.

But regulation makes starting a new college insanely difficult, as I explore in a piece for Education Next. 🧵

Proud to count Joe Lonsdale as a friend and co-founder of University of Austin, where we are building the university of the future.

'I could not exist in an institution where one had to pay such a huge social cost for asking questions.'

Coleman Hughes describes why he said 'hell no' to a Ph.D. at Prestige U.—and why UATX is a 'necessary' alternative.

We're pleased to introduce Founding Faculty and Associate Professor of Mathematics Alexander Kolpakov! 💫

Dr. Kolpakov received his Ph.D. from Uni Fribourg in Switzerland and has authored or co-authored more than 40 papers in pure and applied #math .

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'If higher education is to change, competitive pressure will be needed,' Preston Cooper writes in Education Next.

'UATX offers a dose of optimism that some are willing to challenge the status quo.'

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If you’re a high school student in the Denver area, come learn about your regime and your SOUL from me.

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New staff portrait in the University of Austin library

Universities committed to the pursuit of truth are places for speaking up, not shouting down, writes Provost Jacob Howland in Newsweek.

'A primal scream is expression, but it is not speech.'

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'I searched for a university committed to an alternative ethos—one where questioning established norms and cultivating a diverse array of viewpoints are integral to its identity,' says Assistant Professor of Bioastronautics Eliah G. Overbey 🇺🇸🧬🚀

Read more: bit.ly/44IZKLR

Many congratulations to Assistant Professor of Theology Ryan Haecker!