Texas State Must Reinstate Fired Prof, Court Rules
Texas State University fired Idris Robinson for the talk he gave on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a year prior.…
While the Texas Tech Board Met, Students Attended a Funeral
ODEE Friðriksson, a fine arts Ph.D. student at Texas Tech, wrapped the Will Rogers and Soapsuds statue in…
Accreditor Mum as Texas Politicians Take Curricular Control
In recent months, two of the biggest Texas public university systems—Texas A&M and Texas Tech Universities—passed comprehensive restrictions…
How Not to Talk About Colleagues in Texas, Florida (opinion)
A colleague I very much respect who teaches at a university in a solidly blue coastal state recently…
Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship
Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Liudmila Chernetska and vasiliki/iStock/Getty Images Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin…
Tyranny at Texas Tech
An April 9, 2026, memo from Texas Tech University system chancellor Brandon Creighton imposed extraordinary censorship about gender-related…
Texas Tech Plan to End Gender Programs Censors Student Work
It is unclear how the student research content ban will be enforced and whether faculty will be required…
Texas A&M Taps Longtime Administrator as President
Ballabina has spent most of her three-decade career at TAMU, with a stint as system vice chancellor as…
Texas Tech University to Close Gender, Sexuality Programs
Chancellor Brandon Creighton’s memo said the system will “prioritize [faculty] recruitment in alignment with this memorandum.” Photo illustration…
UT San Antonio Folds Race and Gender Studies Dept.
The University of Texas at San Antonio is dissolving its Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies,…
UT Policy Asks Faculty to Avoid “Controversial” Topics
The University of Texas system board approved a policy Thursday that asks faculty members to “eschew topics and…
U of North Texas Cancels Exhibit With Anti-ICE Art
One piece features a paleta cart with the message “I.C.E. SCREAM.” The University of North Texas College of…