Category: Civil Rights
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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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Texas Legislature Outlaws DEI Practices on Campus as White Student Success Accelerates while African American Student Success Declines
As the Texas Legislature outlawed practices of diversity, equity, and inclusion on Texas college campuses in 2023, the success of White students was accelerating while the success of African American students was in decline. These were two findings of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in a Dec. 1, 2024, report to the Texas Legislature.…
Texas State University Chapter of AAUP 