Like me, supporters of the University of Austin (UATX) have thought that it should be possible to enroll academically outstanding students. Indeed, sotto voce, we have speculated that, even in the first year or two, UATX would be able to match elite schools like Harvard and Williams in terms of objective metrics, such as SAT […]
Read MoreThe University of Austin (UATX) differs from other elite universities in several ways. Yet, on many of those dimensions, UATX is similar to other individual schools. The University of Chicago is just as committed to free expression. Caltech is just as dismissive of intercollegiate athletics. UATX’s Polaris Project, on the other hand, is like nothing […]
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