US EditionIn 'Weird' Austin, a Double Shot of Academic Counter-Revolution
- The University of Texas’s School of Civic Leadership and the University of Austin startup have launched academic reforms in Austin, with their inaugural academic year concluding in 2025.
- These efforts respond to a national movement opposing prevailing higher education trends like DEI, careerism, and faculty specialization, aiming to revive classical liberal education.
- Both institutions offer rigorous curricula emphasizing America’s founding principles, the Great Books, and Western canon, supported by over $200 million in donations from thousands of donors.
- Jeff Yass donated $35 million, the largest gift to University of Austin, while UT’s School of Civic Leadership secured $6 million initial and $20 million in pledges, with a Civics Honors major approved by a narrow Faculty Council vote.
- These reform programs face challenges including accreditation delays and skepticism but plan expansions, aiming to build lasting infrastructure and pipelines of scholars nationwide.
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