Texas Tech Cautions Broadcasting Research Restrictions to Prospective Students

Shhhh! Don't tell — Texas Tech says don't tell prospective students about new restrictions on study topics

At the end of April, officials with the Lubbock-based Texas Tech University System announced they were caving in to political pressure from the GOP and implementing sweeping restrictions on LGBTQ+ academic programs, research and classroom discussions. This week, though, The Texas Tribune is reporting that at the same time Tech officials were implementing the ban, they were warning faculty members not to tell anybody, lest these restrictions prom…

Texas Tech cautions broadcasting research restrictions to prospective students

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune May 6, 2026 Texas Tech leaders told faculty not to widely share the chancellor’s memo restricting graduate work related to sexual orientation or gender identity, a move some experts say could cost prospective graduate students time and money. Instead, an April 17 email from Mark Sheridan, Texas Tech’s vice provost for graduate and postdoctoral affairs and dean of the Graduate School, directed them to notify c…

Texas Tech’s targeted grad research warnings draw concern

Experts worry graduate students will learn too late about university’s ban on research work related to sexual orientation and gender identity.