UATX professors go on tour, launch ‘Life of the Mind’ from Denver to Austin
As they prepare to welcome UATX’s founding freshmen this fall, University of Austin professors have been teaching bright and bold high school students in cities around the country. In June, the UATX Life of the Mind national tour set up shop in Denver, Colorado. Life of the Mind offers a rich selection of seminar courses, […]
Professor Kirsten Herlin Shares Lessons From Jane Austen, Stories of Modernity, and Hope for Higher Ed

Literature scholar aims to shape students for a “lifelong quest for wisdom.”
Intellectual Foundations: ‘Knowing, Doing, Making, Wisdom’

Core course examines the nature of knowledge and “the Abolition of Man.”
Professor Alex Priou Wants Students to ‘Be Strong, and Philosophize’

Education’s higher ends are ‘the formation of character and the refinement of the intellect,’ Dr. Priou says.
Required Reading: ‘Chaos and Civilization’

Take a closer look at the UATX academic experience.
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Overbey’s research leads to ’10-fold increase’ in publicly available space health data. Her research has been profiled in more than a dozen major news outlets.
Professor Jacob Wolf Will Introduce Students to ‘Perennial Questions and Permanent Things’

AT UATX, ‘we can re-design higher education based on reflection and choice,’ Professor Wolf says.
Unchained and University of Austin Introduce Pioneering Bitcoin Endowment

The partnership will fund initiatives to equip new generations of scholars and entrepreneurs to thrive in a decentralized world.
Meet the Scientist Launching the University of Austin Space Exploration Program, Professor Eliah Overbey

‘I was drawn to the University of Austin by the promise of an academic environment where viewpoint diversity and spirited debate are not only encouraged but celebrated,’ says founding faculty member Dr. Eliah Overbey.
‘Higher Education Is Too Important to Surrender’: President Pano Kanelos in New York

“We are probably the only secular institution in the world that is committed to the possibility of transcendence,” President Pano Kanelos said.