Category: Updates
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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.…
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TXST FY25 Budget Approaches $1 billion
Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse and Executive Vice President Eric Algoe report that the University budget for fiscal year 2025 (FY25) is expected to increase 8.3 percent over the prior fiscal year, bringing the annual University budget “close to the $1 billion mark.” In a July 10, 2024, letter to the Board of Regents…
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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…
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Welcome to AAUP at TXST
Thank you for your interest in the Texas State University chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The Texas AAUP also enjoys affiliation with the Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT). As stated in article one of the AAUP Constitution, the purpose of our organization shall be to “facilitate a more effective cooperation among…
Texas State University Chapter of AAUP 