Senate Bill 37<\/a> in September, which, among other changes to university administration, requires all \u201cinstitutions of higher education\u201d to create a \u201cgeneral education review committee\u201d that annually reviews core curriculum. According to text in the bill, reviews must consider if courses:<\/p>\n\u201cAre foundational and fundamental to a sound postsecondary education.\u201d\u201cAre necessary to prepare students for civic and professional life.\u201d\u201cEquip students for participation in the workforce and in the betterment of society.\u201d\u201cDo not endorse specific public policies, ideologies, or legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since those changes were made, Texas A&M began updating their own university policies, with the president of the university now required to sign-off on courses containing material advocating for \u201crace and gender ideologies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The removal and modification of courses is sparking criticism, with Dr. Leonard Bright, a professor who leads the Texas A&M chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) says the changes go far beyond the requirements of SB 37.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see these kinds of efforts to limit our discussions and to censor them, and even more damaging, to basically give us talking points for what we can and can\u2019t say in our classrooms,\u201d said Dr. Bright in an interview with our sister station KBTX. \u201cTexas A&M is going to serve as an example of what happens when a university turns back on its commitment to higher education, to providing a broad deep knowledge to our students.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of this morning, no public statements have been made by Texas A&M University officials on the modification and removal of courses. In a statement to KBTX, university administrators say they aim to finish the course reviews by Friday, which is the deadline for students to add and drop courses without penalty.<\/p>\n
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