Category: Academic Freedom
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In the News: TXST Free Speech Policy Change
“Texas State changed its free speech policy to comply with a mandate from Gov. Greg Abbott that the governor says is meant to curb antisemitic language and incidents on the state’s public college campuses. Consequently, student groups have raised concerns about how the university will decide what it considers a policy violation.” Lucciana Choueiry, “Texas…
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“Sal” Frisella, Paul Patrick Day, and “Jeff” Hughes V. Dallas College
Three professors recently brought a class action lawsuit against Dallas College addressing faculty rights under the new state tenure law. Their case — Salvatore Frisella, Paul Patrick Day, and Howard Jeffrey Hughes V. Dallas College, filed in the Northern District of Texas Federal Court — could have broad-ranging implications for faculty across Texas according to…