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Jacob Howland served as Provost and Dean of the Intellectual Foundations Program at the University of Austin from 2022 to 2025, and before that, as McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. The author of five books on Plato, Kierkegaard, and the Talmud, he will be a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas in AY 2026-27.

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Liberal Education as Civic Renewal

Pursuit of Happiness
March 16, 2026
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Liberal Education as Civic Renewal

The right to pursue happiness that is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence implies “a chance at a good life.” This year’s Semiquincentennial offers a perfect opportunity to restore the education on which that chance depends.

Jacob Howland

Pursuit of Happiness

March 16, 2026

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Major Questions Doctrine and Its Bipartisan History

Administrative law is important because it provides the framework for so many significant fights about policy. Unfortunately, it is also often misunderstood.

Aaron L. Nielson

Constitutionalism

March 16, 2026

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