Ep. 148 University of Austin, a new university devoted to free speech

Pano Kanelos believes higher education is broken. But he isn’t
waiting for colleges and universities to fix themselves. He’s
starting his own.


On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we
are joined by Kanelos who is the inaugural president of the
University of Austin, a new university devoted to free speech and
open inquiry. Its initial programming, a Forbidden Courses summer
program, aims to foster spirited discussion about the most
provocative questions that often lead to censorship or
self-censorship at many other universities.


Kanelos is a Shakespeare scholar and the former president of St.
John's College in Annapolis, Md. He co-founded the University of
Austin with Niall Ferguson, Bari Weiss, Heather Heying, and Joe
Lonsdale.


Show notes:


Transcript

University of Austin website

“We Can’t Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We’re
Starting a New One.” by Pano Kanelos

New York Times: “They Say Colleges Are Censorious. So They
Are Starting a New One.”

“I’m Helping to Start a New College Because Higher Ed Is
Broken” by Niall Ferguson



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