New legislation would prohibit faculty from compelling students to adopt certain beliefs and clarify the purpose of public higher education in Texas.
The university says it may investigate and discipline students for infractions on or off campus or in email communications and considers “microaggressions” a possible violation of policy.
“We are those who distribute taxpayer dollars. We are the ones who pay their salaries. The parents are the ones who pay their tuition.”
“A university’s promise to disregard financial need is meaningless if the institution privileges wealth,” the complaint reads.
Since announcing the project, the university has received over 3,000 inquiries from academics seeking employment or involvement and overwhelming interest from prospective students.
For the first time in at least 20 years, enrollment at four-year institutions has outpaced that of two-year institutions in Texas.
The eleventh-hour bill authorizes public colleges to issue $3.3 billion worth of debt to finance building and renovation projects.
In a bow to diversity and inclusion, TCU has changed its moniker for entering students from freshmen to “first-year” students. Not everyone supports the change.
Two faculty members of Christian universities received significant opposition to comments they made on transgender issues. Both see the response as raising deeper concerns about free speech.
With certain minimum requirements, the bills give latitude to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to determine who would be included in the program.
Though the lawsuit is nominally against UNT, the think tank hopes for a declaration that out-of-state tuition for all state universities in Texas violates the U.S. Constitution.
67 percent of UT students said they fear expressing their opinions because of how fellow students, a professor, or the administration would respond.
