Texas Colleges Under State-Driven Curriculum Scrutiny
TL;DR
Public universities across Texas are reviewing course materials under a new law giving regents more control over teaching, prompting protests at Texas Tech and Texas A&M over censorship of works by gay authors and discussions of race and gender; other campuses like the University of Houston and UT systems are restructuring or reviewing DEI-related programs, fueling a debate over academic freedom, educational quality, and potential impacts on student learning and university recruitment.
- Political oversight reaches Texas college classrooms, with Texas Tech and A&M at the forefront Texas Public Radio | TPR
- Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom KUOW
- We must take our civic literacy into our own hands The Daily Texan
- 'They are trying to wipe out the last 50 years and they can't': Faculty respond to curriculum memo The Daily Cougar
- University of Houston requires faculty to certify they ‘teach, not indoctrinate’ Campus Reform
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