Texas A&M Faculty Senate fights back against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attacks on tenure, critical race theory
Students walk by the Academic Building between classes at Texas A&M University, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in College Station. Leaders of Texas A&M University’s Faculty Senate this week voiced their support of academic freedom in response to Lt. Gov Dan Patrick’s recent attacks on the tenure process and critical race theory.
“Whereas the recent rhetoric of Texas state officials opposed to tenure and teaching about issues of race in the classroom is damaging the reputation and future of public higher education in Texas...” the statement begins.Texas A&M students to weigh in on newspaper’s future as some raise censorship concerns
The Republican-led Legislature last year approved a measure that would ban the subject from being taught in K-12 schools, although critics have noted that any efforts to limit the discussion of racism in the classroom could have broader negative impacts. Tenure is an employment status in colleges and universities that denotes an indefinite appointment, preventing faculty from being terminated unless for cause or under extraordinary circumstances -- such as financial constraints and program discontinuation.
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