Author: aauptxsteditor
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A Lamentable Anniversary
On June 6, 2025, Texas State University placed Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Idris Robinson on administrative leave because of complaints the university received about remarks that he made a year earlier and a thousand miles from campus. One year later, we take a moment to recollect how the university’s action against Dr. Robinson was…
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AAUP Chapters Across TSUS Oppose Regent Attacks on Tenure
Press Release Archive AAUP Chapters Across Texas State University System Condemn Proposed Rollback of Tenure and Faculty Due Process San Marcos, Texas, May 26, 2026 — Chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) across the Texas State University System (TSUS) are unified in their opposition to proposed policy changes by the TSUS Board…
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Building a Highway to the Future Over a Sinkhole
Table Those System Rule Changes! The Board Book for the May, 2026, meeting of the Texas State University System (TSUS) Board of Regents is a 415 page pdf chock full of evidence that the system is thriving, and it plans to continue thriving by slashing support for academic freedom. While we join the board in…
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Help Wanted: New Spirit of Leadership to Rescue Academic Freedom in Texas
Click Here for PDF AAUP-TXST Calls for New Spirit of Leadership (San Marcos, TX – May 8, 2026) During a three-day celebration from May 14-16, 2026, Texas State University will hold eight commencement ceremonies to honor the graduation of more than 4,800 students. As the university rightfully boasts: “TXST programs across disciplines are regularly ranked…
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AAUP-TXST Demands a Return to AAUP Principles
After a Tumultuous Year AAUP-TXST Demands a Return to AAUP Principles of Academic Freedom, Due Process, and Shared Governance SAN MARCOS, TX (April 8, 2026) — While faculty at Texas State University (TXST) continue to support growing enrollments and higher profiles of achievement, the past year has been marked by a chilling disrespect for longstanding…
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AAUP-TXST Reiterates Need for Due Process in Discipline of Faculty for Extramural Speech
After a tenured associate professor was summarily dismissed during the third week of the 2025 Fall semester, the Texas State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-TXST) called upon the Board of Regents for the Texas State University System (TSUS) to uphold the Summary Dismissal policies that are stated in the Rules…
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A&M Restrictions on Academic Instruction Take “The Wrong Approach”
The following statement was delivered at a meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Nov. 13, 2025, before the board adopted two policy changes. The first change prohibits any academic course to teach race or gender ideology or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, unless the course and its…
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Stop the Attacks on Gender and LGBTQ+ Scholarship
In 1633, the Roman Inquisition forced Galileo Galilei to “abjure, curse, and detest” the doctrine of heliocentrism. Galileo knew that the earth revolved around the sun, but he said otherwise to save his life. Yet the astronomer had the last laugh. “Eppur si muove,” he reportedly said after his abjuration. The earth continued to revolve…
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Why TSUS Regents Must Suspend Hasty Course Reviews
Download available at the end of the statement. In 1633, the Roman Inquisition forced Galileo Galilei to “abjure, curse, and detest” the doctrine of heliocentrism. Galileo knew that the earth revolved around the sun, but he said otherwise to save his life. Yet the astronomer had the last laugh. “Eppur si muove,” he reportedly said…
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Why the TSUS Board of Regents Must Find in Dr. Alter’s Favor
San Marcos, TX (Oct. 21, 2025) — The Board of Regents of the Texas State University System (TSUS) is hearing the appeal of Dr. Thomas Alter, a tenured Associate Professor of History at Texas State University (TXST), who was summarily dismissed on Sept. 10, 2025, reappointed by court order, and then summarily dismissed again on…
Texas State University Chapter of AAUP 