The world’s most complex challenges, and the next generation of leaders who will solve them, will cross all traditional lines of skills and knowledge.
Learn more about the Polymath Fellowship, a mini-master’s certificate program for strategic and systems thinkers beginning Fall 2025.
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The Polymath University bachelor’s degree, launching Fall 2028, is a no-debt education for those who want to make an impact.
Meet the Mentors for the 2025 Polymath Fellows
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David Epstein
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
NYT Best-Selling Author of Range
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Adiba Hassan
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, CDC
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Donnell Butler, PhD
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
President & Founder, Opportunity College
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Kimberly Jung
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
CEO, Blanchard House
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LeNaya Hezel, PhD
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
CPO, Warrior Scholar Project
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Socrates Rosenfeld
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
Co-Founder & CEO, Jane Technologies
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Megan Malone
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
Founder, The Akazi Project
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Peter Cambor
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
Founder & Executive Producer, District 33
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Kevin Bubolz
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
Creator & Founder, Golden Retriever Life
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David Henderson
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
Founder, Giving Credit
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Giselle Futrell
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
ED, National Veterans Art Museum
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Isaac Stoner
Polymath Fellowship Mentor
CEO, Octagon Therapeutics
Polymath University is a 3-year, interdisciplinary, apprenticeship-based and debt-free school built from the ground up to empower leaders with the breadth, depth, and integration needed for impact.
🎓 Get your bachelor’s degree in 3 years.
📚 Earn while you learn in an apprenticeship.
🚀 Don’t narrow your studies; broaden them.
💰 Graduate with zero debt to be truly free.
A Polymath bachelor’s in three parts
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RANGE
Students develop as polymaths by majoring in 3 non-adjacent disciplines. Studies in neuroscience prove that this leads to greater creativity and better problem solving skills. Read more.
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REAL-WORLD APPRENTICESHIPS
In their 2nd and 3rd years, students work concurrently as apprentices with employer-partners en route to a debt-free, accredited bachelors degree in three years.
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HYBRID
Students attend classes remotely in same-city cohorts, with week-long immersive experiences in-person twice a year. PolyU is launching in Chicago before growing to other cities nationwide.
Who is a Polymath?
A polymath is a problem solver with wide-ranging knowledge. Polymaths have a high tolerance for ambiguity. Polymaths are systems thinkers. They are adept at using what they've learned in other domains to solve complex problems in front of them. They repurpose what is already available. They can synthesize information from many different sources and connect it in new ways. Polymaths read more, and more broadly, and have a broad range of interests. Polymaths are leaders and collaborators
“Operate in the intersections, the gray spaces where others get uncomfortable. Dare to be different. Embrace your inner polymath.”
The Polymath University bachelor’s degree program is expected to launch in Fall 2028.
The application for the Polymath Fellowship launches September 3, 2024. Learn more.
Learn more about the concept of polymaths that our curriculum builds on through Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education, by Dr. David Staley (an advisor to Polymath University); or Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World, by David Epstein.
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