NEW: @UTAustin quietly cuts ethnic, gender studies majors from new student applications
Future students can no longer major in Women’s, Sexualities & Gender studies; Mexican American & Latina/o studies; African & African Diaspora studies as of fall 2027.
https://t.co/bpdCKj8SFA
We join our sister chapter at Texas A&M in condemning the use of the course review process to secretly eliminate degree programs in Women’s and Gender Studies.
The assault on gender studies across Texas public universities is an assault on students’ right to learn. 😭😭😭
COLUMN: Editor-in-chief Ava Saunders encourages students to speak out against the UT Board of Regents’ new initiative to limit classroom discussion on "controversial topics,” as it threatens students’ and faculty members’ academic freedom to learn and discuss different viewpoints.
https://t.co/qxgvPRT4ot
🚨🚨🚨 “Controversial” is completely undefined in this policy. All subjects, all courses, all instructors, all departments across the UT System are now vulnerable to censorship.
Texas AAUP-AFT members urged Regents to reject the proposed changes and safeguard students’ right to an education that prepares them to not only meet the challenges of our time but also be prepared to navigate future challenges. In vain. ☹️😢https://t.co/TiZPLvNIQm via @TexasAaup