From Inside Higher Ed: The University of Texas system board approved a policy [last] Thursday that asks faculty members to “eschew topics and controversies that are not germane” to their classes. Faculty said the new standards are vague and will, by design, encourage self-censorship that will ultimately cheapen education at one of the largest university systems in the country. Following a public comment period during which all 10 speakers, including Democratic state representative Donna Howard, criticized the policy, the nine-member Board of Regents unanimously passed it without discussion during its regularly scheduled meeting.
...The policy enshrines four teaching responsibilities that ask faculty to foster “cultures of trust” in their classrooms, to fairly present discussion and evidence on “disputed matters and unsettled issues,” and to equip students with critical thinking skills that allow them to come to their own conclusions about the material. The last standard asks that faculty “eschew topics and controversies that are not germane to the course.” ...
Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/curriculum/2026/02/20/ut-policy-asks-faculty-avoid-controversial-topics.
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