University of Austin

A group of jilted writers, “canceled” professors, and right-wing think tank fellows, some with links to fossil fuel magnate Charles Koch, is planning to start a university dedicated to “truth.”
November 15, 2021
President (past)Chairman & CEODirectorHolbert C. Harris Chair of EconomicsGeneral DirectorPhD, EconomicsPresidentChairman, Board of DirectorsCo-Founder, BoardOverseerMember, Board of DirectorsParent OrgBoard MemberFormer FellowProfessor of HistoryMilbank Family Senior FellowSpousesOwnerFounderGrant · 800,000 USD (past)Grant · 350,000 USD (past)Parent Orggrant · 10,437,000 USD (past)Grant · 155,000 USDDonation · 200,000 USDDonation/GrantDonation/GrantDonation · 380,000 USDDonation/GrantManaging DirectorbrotherFounderParent OrgFounding PresidentFounding Faculty FellowAdviserFounding Trusteefounding trusteeFounding Faculty FellowMemberFiscal SponsorSister GroupAdviserAdviserAdviserAdviserFounding TrusteeChairmanAdviserProfessor, ChairResearch FellowFounding TrusteeSpousesAdviserSpecial Assistant, economic policyEmployeeEmployeeEmployeePhD, EconomicsDonorDonorPolicy AdviserSenior Policy AdviserEmployeeGovernment Affairs ManagerEmployeeEmployeeAdviserSenior FellowAdviserVisiting FellowDistinguished FellowChairmanFounderAdjunct ScholarChief Legal OfficerDeputy Asst. Sec. for PolicyCEOSenior AdviserSenior DirectorEmployeeVolunteerMega-donorSenior FellowFellowAdviserEmployeeSister GroupsDonorDonorVisiting Scholarformer Clinton Treasury Secretary, former Obama National Economic Council directorLarry SummersU.S. Department ofLaborElite private university located in Cambridge, MAHarvard University45th President of the United StatesDonald TrumpBillionaire venture capitalist, PayPal and Palantir Cofounder; Chess prodigyPeter ThielWhite House budget officeOffice ofManagement andBudgetSecond-largest private company in the US, involved in manufacturing, trading and investmentsKoch Industries,Inc.Largest neoconservative think tankAmericanEnterpriseInstituteConservative think tank at StanfordHoover InstitutionConservative think tankThe HeritageFoundationa "citadel of American conservatism," according to the National ReviewHillsdale Collegeconservative think tankManhattanInstitutePublic university located in Fairfax, VA funded heavily by Koch BrothersGeorge MasonUniversityLibertarian billionaire scion of the Koch empire.Charles G. KochKoch-powered deregulatory think tank.Mercatus CenterKoch/George Mason economistTyler CowenCivics, Koch Industries styleBill of RightsInstituteConservative Policy think tank, publishes "Veritas"Texas PublicPolicy FoundationCo-founded Palantir TechnologiesJoe LonsdalePresident, American Enterprise InstituteArthur BrooksIntelligence & data analytics, cofounded by Peter Thiel and Alex KarpPalantirTechnologiesnonprofit focused on the "teaching of America’s founding principles and history"Jack Miller CenterDavid and Charles Koch political advocacy groupAmericans forProsperityProfessor, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaWilfred McClayNiall FergusonFellow, Manhattan InstituteJared MeyerAuthorAyaan Hirsi Alicreated from the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation in September 2011 as 501(c)(3) educational organizationCharles KochInstitute Special Assistant to President Trump for Healthcare Policy.Brian BlaseChair of Texans for Educational OpportunitiesStacy HockSuper PAC affiliated with Americans for ProsperityAmericans forProsperity ActionFounded by Peter ThielThiel CapitalFamily foundation for KochsCharles KochCharitableFoundationEconomist, Brown UniversityGlenn LouryConservative writerBari Weisslibertarian philosopherPeter Boghossianmathematician and managing director of Thiel CapitalEric RossWeinsteinpodcaster and former professorBret WeinsteinStand Together is the replacement organization for Freedom Partners (aka Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce) and The Seminar NetworkStand TogetherUniversity of Austin founding president, former president of St. Johns’ College in AnnapolisPano KanelosUniversity ofAustinAustin, Texas-based nonprofit connected to Palantir co-founded Joe Lonsdale.Cicero ResearchA group that "partners with state leaders across the country to design market-driven policy systems that foster accountability, promote transparency, and improve people’s lives."Cicero InstituteHeather HeyingMadison BiedermannLeon KassDierdre McCloskeyJonathan WolfsonWhitney MunroMary MillerJosh Archambault
 

UATX: Jilted Writers, "Canceled" Professors, and Right-Wing Think Tankers

A new “university” that isn't accredited and doesn't offer courses, announced by former New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss, is run and advised by a largely conservative group of academics, scholars, and writers who see themselves as free speech warriors.