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Peter MacKinnon: University of Austin exposes everything wrong with Canadian universities

While Canadian universities drown in cancel culture, identity quotas and self-censorship, the University of Austin delivers excellence

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Few Canadians have heard about the University of Austin but that may change as the university’s experiment in the post-secondary environment continues.

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This writer visited the university in the Texas capital in March and spoke with the president, his academic and staff colleagues, and a student who stepped away from exam time to share her perspective on the school. It was clear that all were attracted to UATX by a commitment to innovation in post-secondary education.

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Attempts to reform pre-existing institutions were once seen as possible but, by 2021, it became clear that UATX’s promoters envisaged a new university; one founded upon a culture and values that differed from those elsewhere. Its first students were enrolled in 2024.

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