After the Texas Legislature passed controversial legislation that limits what students K-12 are taught in public schools, the lieutenant governor has now tasked state senators with monitoring similar historical subject matter in higher education.
that affirmed “the fundamental rights of faculty to academic freedom in its broadest sense, inclusive of research and teaching of race and gender theory.”for future university hires to combat the teaching of critical race theory in higher education.
As part of his interim charges, Patrick instructed the committee to study and revise policies related to tenure, including a review of dismissal policies at state colleges and universities and “make recommendations to revise current tenure policies, and provide boards of regents with additional authority to review and address issues with tenured faculty.”
Heintzelman said," tenure requires professors to meet a high bar to ensure they are performing according to expectations."
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