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Starvard University Has Launched

October 15, 2026

Today we open the doors. Starvard University launched publicly on October 15, 2026, and our founder, Dave Dlaney, announced it the way things get announced now: with a video post on Instagram. So it is official. The university is open, and everything in it is free. No applications, no tuition, no deadlines, no debt.

Here is what is inside on day one. There are 115 free courses across nine schools: money and business, technology, psychology and the life of the mind, health, languages, arts, and more. Each one is a real course you can start in one click and finish at your own pace, at 2 in the afternoon or 2 in the morning.

The Masters Library holds 102 books, and it is a real library, not a list of links. War and Peace, Ulysses, The Divine Comedy, Crime and Punishment, The Count of Monte Cristo, Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein: every chapter of every book is here to read in full, every book can be downloaded as a PDF to keep, and thirteen of them carry full human narration for anyone who would rather listen.

The university already speaks more than English. Our most loved courses are translated into Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Hindi, and French, with the same lessons, the same care, and an honest note on each page about how the translation was made. More languages are coming.

Students get a home here, too. Profiles and Starvard Points are live: your own page, your books and courses in one place, and points for every page you read, chapter you finish, and course you complete. If you get lost, Jen, our assistant, can point you to the right classroom.

One more thing, because it is the heart of the place. Starvard is the fun university, and our courses end with something made by your hands. You can leave with a finished short film, a playable video game (there is a $10 bounty waiting for your first one), a real business plan, a recorded song, or a story of your own in print. Proof beats notes, every time.

Start anywhere. Start with one lesson of piano, or one small book on a bright morning. Class is in session. It always is.

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