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I receive updates from the University of Austin substack only for the important-high-level-ideas

I'm just googling it now and, talking about ideas, boy! Plato sure had some interesting ideas about slavery. The amount of marble bust avis in this room must be off the charts.

This can't be anywhere close to the largest circlejerk of all time, but it has to be, at least, some critical nexus of circlejerkery or like, one of the more notable reddit-logo containment breaches.

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    9 days ago

    had to look it up. literally year 0 ass unaccredited "school". check out these highlights.

    Conservative philanthropist Harlan Crow provided office space in Dallas for UATX. Crow is a major donor to the university.

    harlan crow is the guy who purchased Clarence Thomas and likes to show off his autographed copy of Mein Kampf, which he keeps on display at his house in a room full of Nazi memorabilia.

    The UATX current business model includes (1) transparent pricing, (2) efficient use of public services (such as police) and partnerships with private industry (medical care, housing, and rec center), and (3) reduced administrative costs, employing virtual contractors outside the US.

    i can't even imagine how dogshit lowest bidder virtual contractors are going to be at resolving issues. like damn, can't even talk to a person IRL.

    According to the Austin Chronicle, the University of Austin planned to have 3,000 to 4,000 students by 2024.

    more like...

    The founding 2024 class is expected to enroll 100 students, growing to 200 students in 2025 and 1,000 students in 2028. After the founding class, which will receive free tuition for four years, tuition is expected to be about $32,500 per year, with a large number of students to receive scholarships.

    • YoungSheldonAdelson [they/them]
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      9 days ago

      In a groundbreaking partnership, bitcoin native financial services company Unchained and the University of Austin are launching the first long-term endowment fund held in bitcoin. This innovative collaboration aims to raise $5 million, which will remain invested in bitcoin for at least five years. This initiative marks a significant step in integrating bitcoin into higher education, reflecting a mutual commitment to forward-thinking financial strategies.

      The way it's worded on Wikipedia makes it sound like they actually raised the whole $5 million in bitcoins, but the only figure I can find is the 2 bitcoins($138,000) that University of Austin announced and then all-my-apes-gone shills with 10000 algorithmically generated articles on it. Holy shit, the University of Texas at Austin HAS to sue these people into changing their name. This is such an obvious scam.