The Lege’s ‘Big Government Intrusion’ into University Academics
Expanding on last session's anti-DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.
Higher Education
Can Beto O’Rourke Harness the Elusive Power of the College Student Vote?
Many have tried; few have succeeded. But the latest political phenom thinks he’ll be more effective at courting young voters.
At Texas State, Student Activists Make Their Voices Heard
The last year has seen a rash of hate incidents, protests and clashes both in the San Marcos community and at Texas State University.
Hostile Takeover
How the Koch brothers and their libertarian allies pushed their way into Texas Tech — and used public funds to do it.
The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell
The president of Paul Quinn College on bringing a historically black institution back from the brink.
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Campus Carry Concerns Drive Another Texas Prof to Resign
A Texas A&M Galveston professor is the third Texas faculty member known to have stepped down because of campus carry.
The Interview: Frank Jackson
Prairie View’s longtime mayor on Sandra Bland and Texas’ legacy of racial trauma.
We Are Writers, Too
I enrolled at Texas State hoping to find my voice as a Chicana writer. Instead, I was told to whitewash my work.