Posted on 06/23/2024 3:43:27 AM PDT by karpov
We learned about the complexities and mysteries of artificial intelligence, the uses of innovative statistical analyses that could improve policing, and the Confucian roots of Xi’s totalitarianism. We discussed the early modern origins of ideological movements, Milton’s translation of Homeric epic into a Christian drama of rebellion and salvation, and Moby Dick’s critical analysis of corporatism. We explored the religious roots of modern politics and the influence of Hebraic constitutionalism on the Founding Fathers. We reflected on Shakespeare’s dialectical examination of politics in his Roman dramas.
This was no academic conference. It was a job interview.
Faculty searches often take months to fill even one position. They are specialized and sequestered by department. But when you are an upstart university tasked with building a faculty from scratch in a matter of months, you have the privilege to get creative.
The University of Austin (UATX) had two dozen employees when the state of Texas authorized us to operate as a university in November 2023. By the time our inaugural class of 100 students matriculates in September we will have effectively doubled in size. The lessons we learned along the way will benefit any institution of higher learning.
We had five months to fill roughly 18 positions across the humanities and the hard and social sciences. By the end of January, we’d reviewed more than 900 applications and settled on 36 finalists. Universities typically bring leading candidates to campus one at a time, but individually hosting three dozen of them was logistically impossible, not to mention very expensive. What to do?
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Translation: the Commies, Muslims, and LGBTs will have their say but will no longer be choking-off the rest of us.
THey did not discuss MArxist dialectic?
This is a show piece article.
Ivory tower is fugly.
We need more trade schools that require a year long course on Constitutional history.Not this tripe.
I have seen every interviews and lectures with Niall Ferguson on this subject. He, along with Bari Weiss and others, is a founder.
You are obviously not familiar with the University of Austin. It is intending to be an antidote to what has become of universities (i.e., Marxism).
Liberal education is an oxymoron.
Name one university in the USA worth attending other than Hillsdale College. Even the military academies are now “woke”.
I have to laugh at the tautological crap represented by this article. Another Petri dish for the weak minded.
Time for a paradigm shift. I suppose they could have a chance for redemption if they put Victor Davis Hanson in charge.
THe world of academe? Immoral bastids. THe State Department is full of them, and they have put us on the verge of a World War.No thanks.
For example, "liberalism" is a political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual rights.
It is being created in the form of Hillsdale College.
I’m aware of that.
And I’m also aware that Austin isn’t talking about offering a classical education.
If they do that, I’ll think something has changed.
Historically, liberalism meant individual freedom, private property, free enterprise, and impartial rule of law under constitutionally limited government.
It is possible that it has been destroyed before even getting started but it's original goal was to get back to real education.
I know all this.
Ping me when Austin actually DOES it. :-)
Niall Ferguson, a co-founder of the University of Austin (UATX), has articulated that the primary goal of this new institution is to restore the core values of higher education, specifically the "fearless pursuit of truth."
He emphasizes that UATX is intended to counteract the perceived decline in free speech and open inquiry at many traditional universities. Ferguson and other founders of UATX are committed to creating an environment that is financially, intellectually, and politically independent, aiming to uphold academic freedom and promote rigorous intellectual debate (UAustin) (Austin Journal).
The University of Austin was established with the belief that existing universities have become overly censorious and illiberal, thereby undermining the true purpose of higher education. By establishing UATX, Ferguson and his colleagues seek to create a space where freedom of thought and expression are paramount, and where the pursuit of truth is the institution's guiding principle
Point well taken.
Looking for a fluently bilingual individual who can teach Spanish to fluency? This person is very conservative and will teach the language from that foundation. Have interested parties PM me.
Sorry for being so cranky.;-)
Colleges worth attending:
The Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, Maine
The Texas Maritime Academy, Galveston, Texas
The Massachusettes Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, MI
The California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA
These college offer hands on training, a BS degree, and upon successful completion of US Coast Guard Exams earn licenses as merchant marine officers, deck or engine and are off to great careers both at sea and ashore.
In the interest of full disclosure, I taught at the maritime college in Maine for 30 years and help start our program in International Business and Logistics-our students are getting great jobs.
Also, there are now professions that require a BA or BS degree or more such as accounting to become certified (CPA exam).
Do you understand the traditional and proper use of the term “liberal”? The word as understood before the socialists communists co-opted it?
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