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University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching “unnecessarily controversial subjects”
The UT System policy requires faculty to disclose syllabus topics and ensure balanced discussion while allowing students to graduate without studying unnecessary controversial subjects, officials said.
- On Thursday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring students to graduate without studying 'unnecessary controversial subjects' after about 40 minutes of public testimony.
- Over the past year, political pressure on public universities from state and federal leaders increased amid UT‑Austin's recent departmental consolidation critics link to the new rule.
- The policy mandates that instructors present disputed issues with a "broad and balanced approach" and bars attempts to "coerce, indoctrinate, harass, or belittle" students, while faculty must list planned topics in syllabi and adhere to those plans.
- Critics warn the rule will prompt self‑censorship and legal risks as Dr. Alex Karner said vague standards narrow inquiry, while Allen Liu warned of "viewpoint discrimination" impacting Black faculty and students.
- The rule applies across the UT System's more than 260,000 students, with Kevin Eltife ordering system leaders to review curricula despite undefined 'controversial' content.
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University of Texas System to restrict teaching 'unnecessarily controversial subjects'
University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a rule allowing students to avoid being taught "controversial subjects," but critics warn the vague policy could harm students.
University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching “unnecessary controversial subjects”
The University of Texas System’s board of regents unanimously approved Thursday a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.
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University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching “unnecessarily controversial subjects”
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved Thursday a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.
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