Some great things going on in Austin, TX for the future of American higher ed: University of Austin welcomes its first class of students; UT Civic Leadership prepares to unveil a major in Civics (in addition to their two minors). Great to catch up w/ old friends and meet many new ones.

The interdisciplinary school, which aims to focus on American values, houses the Civitas Institute created through Texas Legislature's action in 2021. statesman.com/story/news/edu…

Today we introduce Vincent Phillip Muñoz (Phillip Muñoz), distinguished visiting professor at the SCL. Dr. Muñoz is also the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science at University of Notre Dame, where he is the founding director of the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government.

Why, if our constitutional order is so well designed, do many American citizens have a negative view of it? To find out, join us for a #constitutionday lecture examining the most crucial episodes in American political development. Register here: civitas.utexas.edu/event/keeping-…

Join us in welcoming the next of our inaugural faculty: David Puelz, assistant professor of instruction at SCL and director of our Policy Research Lab. Dr. Puelz's research focuses on applied data analysis. He previously taught at Texas McCombs and worked at Goldman Sachs & Co.

Introducing Raúl Rodriguez, our next new faculty member! Dr. Rodriguez is an assistant professor at the SCL. His research and teaching focus on the classic texts of political philosophy and constitutional studies. Welcome to UT Austin, Dr. Rodriguez!

The summer issue of the Forum is now available. Sign up at ut.econnect.utexas.edu/civitassignup to receive our quarterly newsletter. The online version is here: anyflip.com/asttm/vitk/

Your high school graduation is a milestone. What will you do next? As a Civics Honors major at UT Austin's SCL, you'll explore what it means and what it takes to be free and live well. Now accepting applications for Fall 2025. Learn more at civicleadership.utexas.edu

UT Civic Leadership Would strongly consider this major if I was going back to college

How can a government be both free and limited? For Constitution Day, Dr. Marc Landy of Boston College joined us at the Littlefield Home to argue that the limits the Constitution places on American political life are not a problem, but a solution to a problem.

Lord Andrew Roberts' bestselling biography of Winston Churchill has been called "a new, ground-breaking portrait of the man whom many consider to be the greatest ever Englishman". Next Thursday, he joins us in Austin for a public lecture. Register here: civitas.utexas.edu/event/winston-…

Raúl Rodriguez, assistant professor at the SCL, wrote about Tocqueville's views on local liberty for Constituting America, founded by Janine Turner. Read Raúl's essay here: constitutingamerica.org/90day-dt-neces…

Join us in welcoming the final member of our inaugural faculty: Distinguished Visiting Professor John Yoo. Prof. Yoo also holds an endowed chair at Berkeley Law, where he has taught for more than 30 years, and has served in all three branches of government.

The Summer 2024 issue of The Forum, our quarterly print publication, is out now! Look out for a copy in your mailbox soon or read it online here: anyflip.com/asttm/vitk/

Want to learn more about UT Austin's new Civics Honors major? Join us for an in-person or virtual info session, where you'll meet members of our faculty and see what the School of Civic Leadership is all about. Learn more at the link in bio.

Dean Dyer joined Anchored, the podcast of the Classical Learning Test (CLT), to discuss the School of Civic Leadership's mission, UT’s new Civics Honors major, and the state of civic education in general. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cou…

Jed Atkins of UNC-Chapel Hill's new School of Civic Life & Leadership articulates much of the vision behind the national civic education movement in this excellent interview with Wall Street Journal Opinion. Congratulations to SCiLL on their continued progress!

Another round of high school students visit UT Austin & the Littlefield Home for a "Truth and Virtue Seminar." Students meet faculty, discuss big questions w/peers, & sample the classroom experience available next fall w/the new Civics Honors major in School of Civic Leadership.