The state Senate originally passed a bill to ban tenure, but on Saturday it approved the House’s counterproposal, which enshrines tenure in state law.
issued a resolution in defense of academic freedom. Specifically, their resolution was in response to the Legislature’s decision in 2021 to ban the teaching of “critical race theory” in K-12 schools.,” claiming the professors felt they were above the law.“I hope they’re hearing us clearly now,” he said. “They are accountable to the public like all of us.”
to grant and revoke tenure. They also expressed concern that the reasons listed as acceptable to terminate a professor in the House version are vague and could easily be weaponized to fire faculty who say or do something state or university leaders disagree with — the very threat that tenure is designed to protect faculty from.
In a statement, the University of Texas at Austin chapter of the American Association of University Professors called the decision “excellent news” but continued to express concerns about what it sees as vague language in the bill.
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