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Jun 13, 20222 min read

Presidents Message: Tenure Facts

by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope you and your family are in good health and spirits. I wish...

Jun 9, 20221 min read

Expect This During the Next Legislative Session

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Again the TACT Board met recently and again it tweaked the Legislative Agenda, which will...

Feb 24, 20221 min read

Tenure Under Fire - As Always

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director This was going to be the elections issue: primaries underway; invite your candidates to...

May 21, 20204 min read

To Teach in Person, or not: That is the Question

by Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University To teach in person, or not, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler to expose the body to...

Nov 5, 20193 min read

AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom Accepting Articles

For its next volume, scheduled for publication in fall 2020, the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom seeks original, scholarly articles...

Oct 29, 20193 min read

Ever Heard of “Thin Privilege”?

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Very recently the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals {they cover...

Jun 11, 20193 min read

Executive Director's Column: 86th TX Legislative Session Review

by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Overview With another session behind us, it’s time to review how Texas higher education...

Jul 23, 20181 min read

Academic Freedom

Are you following the UT-Austin professors’ case in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as it relates to academic freedom and guns on...