‘Textbook Viewpoint Discrimination’: Texas Tech Faculty Sue over Limits on Race, Sexuality Instruction

‘Textbook viewpoint discrimination’: Texas Tech faculty sue over limits on race, sexuality instruction

Universities ‘have broad discretion over curricula,’ legal expert says Faculty members are suing the Texas Tech University System over recent restrictions on classroom instruction related to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation, arguing that they violate the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech and undermine academic freedom. According to the lawsuit… Source

Texas Tech's Administration Is Just As Embarrassing As Its Football Program

It’s been a summer of bad news for anybody with favorable feelings (me!) about Texas Tech. The New York Times joined the pigpile this week with a feature story whose subhead said the school had become a “a dystopian academic nightmare.” As if this year’s athletics debacles weren’t nausea-inducing enough. How can a guy (me!) root for a place like this?  The Times piece mulled the aggressive missteps taken by Brandon Creighton, the low-aiming and …