Forbidden Courses

UATX is a beacon for curious minds committed to cultivating the habits of civil discourse. Via small discussion-based seminars, lectures, and social activities, our students join courageous academics and leaders to explore the great questions of our time.

We named our program Forbidden Courses because higher education has made it difficult to inquire openly into vexing questions with honesty and without fear of shame.


The end is not to prove that we are right. Rather, our program brings diverse minds together so that we can clarify what we do and do not know. This passionate pursuit of truth, however elusive it may be, is at the heart of all of our programs.

Topics covered will include, economics, history, literature, politics, quantitative social science, and religion/philosophy.