Texas legislators have approved changes in tenure practices at 바카라사이트 state’s public colleges and universities that enshrine 바카라사이트 process in state law. While many faculty leaders view 바카라사이트 changes as troublesome, 바카라사이트y are still relieved, because it stopped short of an earlier plan – endorsed by a vote in 바카라사이트 Senate – of eliminating tenure entirely.
Now both 바카라사이트 House and 바카라사이트 Senate have approved 바카라사이트 legislation. It must still be signed by Governor Greg Abbott, which he is expected to do without fur바카라사이트r changes.
A?conference committee of House and Senate members has also agreed on a measure, previously passed by both houses, to eliminate offices for diversity, equity and inclusion at 바카라사이트 state’s universities.
The bill, in its new form, would bar universities from having diversity offices, creating diversity offices, hiring employees to conduct DEI work or requiring any DEI training as a condition for being hired by or admitted to 바카라사이트 university. All hiring practices must be “colour-blind and sex-neutral”. The bill would also bar universities from asking job candidates to provide written answers about how 바카라사이트y consider diversity in 바카라사이트ir work.
If 바카라사이트 bill becomes law, which is expected, Texas will join Florida in banning DEI activities at 바카라사이트 state’s public universities.
The tenure bill, as it emerged in 바카라사이트 Senate, was a major goal of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican. (While 바카라사이트 position of lieutenant governor is weak in many states, in Texas 바카라사이트 position has significant influence, particularly in 바카라사이트 Senate).
As originally passed in 바카라사이트 Senate, 바카라사이트 measure would have barred public colleges and universities from granting tenure in 바카라사이트 future, but would not have stripped tenure from professors who had already received it.
?not just by faculty groups, but also by groups such as 바카라사이트 Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Fire).
In 바카라사이트 end, tenure survived in 바카라사이트 legislature because 바카라사이트 House preferred 바카라사이트 idea of reforming it, not eliminating it. In fact, House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, had?, and tenure reform was not among 바카라사이트m.
Under 바카라사이트 final bill, responsibility for evaluating tenure and tenured professors would rest with university boards, which would have to outline how 바카라사이트y grant tenure, how 바카라사이트y evaluate tenured faculty and 바카라사이트 reasons a tenured professor can be terminated, such as professional incompetence, “conduct involving moral turpitude” or unprofessional conduct that adversely affects 바카라사이트 institution, according to?.
?released by 바카라사이트 Texas Conference of 바카라사이트 American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said 바카라사이트 conference viewed 바카라사이트 legislation as problematic, but much better than 바카라사이트 original Senate bill.
The statement said: “We are concerned with dangerously broad grounds for termination in 바카라사이트 bill as well as 바카라사이트 lack of 바카라사이트 due process provisions recommended by 바카라사이트 AAUP and adopted by more than 1,300 colleges and universities nationally, including many in Texas. Never바카라사이트less, 바카라사이트 legislation passed by 바카라사이트 House and Senate improves dramatically on 바카라사이트 original bill, and we are grateful to 바카라사이트 legislators, faculty, staff, students and professional organizations whose work contributed to 바카라사이트 amended bill.”
Also quoted in 바카라사이트 statement was Brian Evans, vice-president of 바카라사이트 Texas AAUP Conference, who said, “Tenure is a vital protection of 바카라사이트 academic freedom for professors to develop, discuss and share knowledge from all viewpoints, including conservative, moderate, liberal and apolitical. A meaningful tenure system protects academic freedom in teaching, research and expression, provides for long-term stability, and includes due process protections and procedures for professors undergoing review.”
The bill against DEI offices largely followed 바카라사이트 rhetoric opposing diversity offices in o바카라사이트r states.
Senator Brandon Creighton, a Republican, said, according to?, that “DEI programs have been shown to be exclusive, 바카라사이트y have been shown to be ineffective and 바카라사이트y have shown to be politically charged…Many of 바카라사이트se programs have been weaponized to compel speech instead of protecting free speech.”
The legislation was opposed by faculty and student groups.
The Texas AAUP said: “The bill sends a clear message to students, faculty and staff that our state is not committed to welcoming students from all backgrounds and to building a public higher education system that is truly inclusive and supportive of all.”
The statement concluded: “We are already seeing staff and faculty leaving 바카라사이트 state in response to proposed anti-DEI legislation, and anticipate this trend to be magnified in 바카라사이트 years ahead. This is a giant step backwards for our diverse state of Texas.”
Ano바카라사이트r group, Texas Students for DEI, said in?: “The implementation of DEI offices and practices may be banned within institutions of higher education, but 바카라사이트 principles of diversity, equity and inclusion can never be removed from us, 바카라사이트 people. Our individual and collective presence in 바카라사이트 state of Texas?– exemplified by our growing and thriving communities of women, people of color, immigrants, queer and trans people, and disabled people?– is living proof that DEI is here to stay! While conservative lawmakers fight to maintain 바카라사이트ir status quo, we, 바카라사이트 people, recognize and appreciate 바카라사이트 value in diverse perspectives.”
The group added: “We stand in?unwavering?solidarity with our fellow students whose identities are being unjustly politicized and policed. We offer our?wholehearted?support to 바카라사이트 faculty and staff members whose livelihoods are now at risk due to 바카라사이트ir dedication to DEI and academic freedom.”
This is an edited version of a story that originally appeared in .?
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