WTW150: Bari Weiss's Renegade Academy Can't Even Set Up a Chessboard
WTW150 and we're celebrating with Bari Weiss's baby, the University of Austin (UATX), which wants you to know it's a "Renegade Academy" with FREEDOM, rigor, and merit. You sure about that? Lydia brings the receipts on the money, the exits, and one very questionable man with a million dollars and a fondness for wiring it places. Also, look closely at the chessboard in their ad. Just look.
Sources:
Politico: UATX exposé on the April 2025 all-hands meeting, faculty departures, and the student expulsion
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: University of Austin IRS Form 990s
60 Minutes: segment on the…
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