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Texas Politicians Are Taking Curricular Control. Where Is the Accreditor?
Texas public universities are restricting what faculty can teach and graduate students can research. Although they appear to violate its standards, SACS hasn’t responded.
Faculty Actually Are Trying to Flee Red States
Following a year of anecdotes about professors uprooting themselves from Republican-controlled states over academic freedom concerns, a new survey provides evidence that their experiences reflect a broader trend.
2 Years Later, Professors Still Face Consequences for Pro-Palestinian Speech
Some faculty members who participated in campus protests in 2024 are still under investigation by their universities. Others are fighting what they see as retaliation for their speech.
Tenn. Passes ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ Defending Campus Speakers From Disruption
Lawmakers in multiple states named bills after Turning Point USA’s controversial founder following his shooting death on a campus in September.
Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Concerns
Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.
Tyranny at Texas Tech
Academic freedom and the First Amendment must protect the right of anyone to disagree with the government.
Texas Tech Plan to End Gender, Sexuality Programs Censors Student Work
It’s the first system policy that doesn’t fully exclude student work. Faculty warn it’s hardly the last step in the chancellor’s censorship effort.