Did you catch us on '60 Minutes'?

The episode stars our students and recounts our founding days.

Last night, while visiting family on Cape Cod for Thanksgiving, I turned on CBS to watch UATX featured in a leading news story of the classic TV program “60 Minutes.”

“60 Minutes” is an American institution. The series has been around longer than I’ve been alive and averages over 8 million viewers per episode.

I’m thrilled to report that CBS got it right. The story illustrates our ideals, our students' poise, wisdom, and camaraderie, and the extraordinary excitement of our inaugural academic year.

The segment, entitled “Disruptor U,” leads with the following words: “If [the University of Texas at Austin] is built around Longhorns football, the focal point of UATX is the pursuit of truth.”

It goes on to feature our founding freshmen, including exclusive interviews with Olivia Antunes, Grace Price, Dylan Wu, Constantin Whitmire, and Jacob Hornstein. Correspondent Jon Wertheim also speaks with our President Pano Kanelos, historian and UATX founder Sir Niall Ferguson, and UATX adviser Nadine Strossen, former president of the ACLU.

“Disruptor U” includes classroom footage and closely examines our origin, Convocation, and the first term.

“Applications are open for the second class,” the 13-minute story concludes. “Tuition is still free”—a reference to the four-year, full-tuition scholarships we’re offering the Class of 2029—"and so is the speech.”

Watch the full segment above on YouTube or on the CBS website.

Maggie Kelly is the Communications Manager at the University of Austin. Write to her at mkelly@uaustin.org.