Advisors quit "free speech college" after a week

Just one week after the announcement of the new "free speech" degreeless "college" led by Pano Kanelos, Bari Weiss, and Joe Lonsdale, several of the university's key endorsements have already distanced themselves from the venture.

Shortly after the initial announcement, Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker took to Twitter to offer some bureaucratically cryptic clarity:

My role in the University of Austin startup is ADVISOR, not founding member, including the dangers, pitfalls, & mistakes.

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