RUSH TRANSCRIPT Rachel with ░░░░░░░░ fall semester underway more ░░░░░░░░ are struggling to trust ░░░░░░░░ across the country Pete ░░░░░░░░ new survey reveals only ░░░░░░░░ of Americans are confident ░░░░░░░░ higher education down 19 ░░░░░░░░ 2015 Finish but a ░░░░░░░░ school is looking to ░░░░░░░░ that Will joining us ░░░░░░░░ is the provost and ░░░░░░░░ of intellectual foundations at ░░░░░░░░ university of Austin Professor ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ with us So I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ excited about the university ░░░░░░░░ Austin to the extent ░░░░░░░░ people know about it ░░░░░░░░ us a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the university how many ░░░░░░░░ so far you ve ░░░░░░░░ to attract to the ░░░░░░░░ of Austin and what ░░░░░░░░ promise is Well thank ░░░░░░░░ Our university is dedicated ░░░░░░░░ the fearless pursuit of ░░░░░░░░ We were founded actually ░░░░░░░░ were on the back ░░░░░░░░ a napkin less than ░░░░░░░░ years a ago and ░░░░░░░░ we just opened our ░░░░░░░░ three weeks ago We ░░░░░░░░ founded because universities are ░░░░░░░░ to be about the ░░░░░░░░ pursuit of truth and ░░░░░░░░ preservation extension and transmission ░░░░░░░░ knowledge and wisdom Too ░░░░░░░░ of them especially among ░░░░░░░░ elite universities are really ░░░░░░░░ centers of indoctrination where ░░░░░░░░ are afraid to speak ░░░░░░░░ because they re afraid ░░░░░░░░ being canceled if they ░░░░░░░░ a mistake If so ░░░░░░░░ ve launched and we ░░░░░░░░ outstanding faculty we have ░░░░░░░░ students and we re ░░░░░░░░ to a great start ░░░░░░░░ and how many students ░░░░░░░░ as a follow up ░░░░░░░░ you attract here as ░░░░░░░░ open your doors Oh ░░░░░░░░ So we have 99 ░░░░░░░░ student students these students ░░░░░░░░ the way are so ░░░░░░░░ and entrepreneurially energetic that ░░░░░░░░ the summer before they ░░░░░░░░ even started class they ░░░░░░░░ together to write and ░░░░░░░░ excellent dramatic film They ░░░░░░░░ two reading groups and ░░░░░░░░ started a substack called ░░░░░░░░ Austin beacon which has ░░░░░░░░ published an issue which ░░░░░░░░ on the question what ░░░░░░░░ a university Rachel wow ░░░░░░░░ that s just the ░░░░░░░░ arts side Let me ░░░░░░░░ you about the other ░░░░░░░░ of students who are ░░░░░░░░ entrepreneurial Just in the ░░░░░░░░ three weeks we ve ░░░░░░░░ three students whose start ░░░░░░░░ received its first six ░░░░░░░░ customer We have another ░░░░░░░░ who received a 50 ░░░░░░░░ injection for his prototype ░░░░░░░░ we have two other ░░░░░░░░ who already have financed ░░░░░░░░ operating income for their ░░░░░░░░ So it s a ░░░░░░░░ very energetic intellectually enthusiastic ░░░░░░░░ of students Rachel wow ░░░░░░░░ understand that those students ░░░░░░░░ the way in this ░░░░░░░░ year had their tuition ░░░░░░░░ for because you have ░░░░░░░░ donors for this first ░░░░░░░░ Clearly you re attracting ░░░░░░░░ as you said a ░░░░░░░░ motivated student body Your ░░░░░░░░ say well there s ░░░░░░░░ behind this You talked ░░░░░░░░ how quickly you got ░░░░░░░░ university up What would ░░░░░░░░ say to those who ░░░░░░░░ already criticizing a school ░░░░░░░░ s only been around ░░░░░░░░ what a month Watch ░░░░░░░░ watch what we do ░░░░░░░░ We accepted 26 of ░░░░░░░░ students who applied Our ░░░░░░░░ are in the 91st ░░░░░░░░ on their standardized exams ░░░░░░░░ look for academic achievement ░░░░░░░░ leadership and creativity potential ░░░░░░░░ these students are just ░░░░░░░░ There was just an ░░░░░░░░ the other night at ░░░░░░░░ Austin and it was ░░░░░░░░ know a lecture by ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Roberts who s ░░░░░░░░ world s leading biographer ░░░░░░░░ churchill If we told ░░░░░░░░ students if wow you ░░░░░░░░ interested in this this ░░░░░░░░ s a great speak ░░░░░░░░ speaker you should show ░░░░░░░░ A third of our ░░░░░░░░ showed up and they ░░░░░░░░ almost all the questions ░░░░░░░░ or eight students They ░░░░░░░░ the best students I ░░░░░░░░ ever seen in three ░░░░░░░░ a half decades of ░░░░░░░░ a university professor Pete ░░░░░░░░ your faculty must feel ░░░░░░░░ as well to actually ░░░░░░░░ speak their mind inside ░░░░░░░░ classroom which is not ░░░░░░░░ it s like in ░░░░░░░░ colleges and universities Professor ░░░░░░░░ ve got to leave ░░░░░░░░ there Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ time, appreciate it.