UT-Austin attempts to calm faculty concerns over planned Liberty Institute organized with Lt. Gov.

[TexasTowelie]

UT-Austin attempts to calm faculty concerns over planned Liberty Institute organized with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors

by Kate McGee, Texas Tribune


University of Texas at Austin leaders attempted to quell concerns among faculty this week over a proposed think tank on campus known as the Liberty Institute, weeks after The Texas Tribune reported that the university was working with private donors and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to create a center that would be “dedicated to the study and teaching of individual liberty, limited government, private enterprise and free markets.”

At a Faculty Council meeting Monday, Provost Sharon Wood reiterated that many decisions had yet to be made about the institute, which already has $12 million in funding over the next two years from the state Legislature and the UT System Board of Regents.

Faculty Council leaders had presented university President Jay Hartzell with a list of eight questions about the university’s plans for the institute, its mission and how it would be structured. Hartzell was at an event in Dallas, however, and did not attend the meeting.

In his stead, Wood acknowledged to the council that the Tribune’s article “caused a lot of concern” on campus. But she noted that the university did not provide information for last month’s story, which detailed emails and documents obtained by the Tribune via open records requests. The request was filed after the university provided vague answers to students and ignored the Tribune’s questions about the center.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/22/university-texas-austin-liberty-institute/

[3Hotdogs]

1. What's wrong with that? If we ever get a free market,

someone should study it.

Instead, we get economic fascism --- known as Corporatism in the U.S. This was best described by "Engine Charlie Wilson,"

"What good for G.M.,is good for America."

[Paladin]

2. Fuck this shit.

Let Dan Patrick goose-step this project over to Texas A&M. It's a lot better fit, there.

[okaawhatever]

3. The Koch's have done this at several universities. nt

[flying_wahini]

4. They hope the Young Trumpies are brave enough to attend. There could be a mighty angry crowd.

It wouldn’t surprise me if There will be 20,000 people down there.