Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A University of Texas student holds a sign reading “Protect Ethnic Studies” during a protest at the Capitol in Austin on Friday, ...

Professors at University of Texas System institutions could soon see new standards they must adhere to for teaching “controversial topics” in the classroom. The UT Board of Regents will vote next ...

Pro-Palestine protesters at the UT-Austin campus in April 2024 -Lina Fisher The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard public testimony last week for Senate Bill 326, which would extend a ...

The policy states faculty should "ensure a broad and balanced approach" to teaching controversial and contested issues. But the policy does not define controversial.