Higher Education

The new race and gender policy has garnered condemnation from educational rights advocates, including the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which sent a letter to the board of regents earlier this week arguing that the policy amounted to censorship.

Billionaire Jeff Yass, a school voucher supporter and an influential figure in Texas politics, said the only condition for the gift was for the school not to receive government funding.

Department chairs in the college were sent an email announcing the creation of a committee that aims to restructure the college that officials said has become "overly fragmented.”

A Texas State spokesperson said Monday evening that the professor’s employment had been “terminated, effective immediately” after a university review.

Thomas Alter’s lawyer said the professor would seek legal action for being fired after allegedly violating university policy in a video posted on social media.

An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the reports.

Both Zerwas and Davis had been serving as interim leaders of the university system and its flagship.

Each pantry will feature healthy groceries, snacks and hygiene products. All items will be available to students, faculty and staff for free.

The directive comes after a court rescinded undocumented students’ eligibility for in-state tuition. It’s unclear what information schools might ask from students and how their immigration data will be protected.

The publicly elected Board of Trustees said the sudden end of the Texas Dream Act “bypassed the standard legislative process meant to ensure fairness and transparency, and prevented sufficient notice or consideration.” Tens of thousands of students have been impacted.