2 days ago1 minLibrarians Lose Tenure at Texas A&MInstigated by a MGT Consulting's findings and recommendations in 2021, the Texas A&M University System made major changes to their 10...
May 182 minSummer Checklist - Meet your Legislators5 Reasons to Meet with Your Elected Officials They represent you and need to hear about your needs as an educator. They do not know...
Apr 44 minSenate Priorities Released TodayThe Senate Higher Education Committee is considering more research funds for all higher education institutions (one of TACT's legislative...
Mar 241 minSenate Higher Ed Committee to Become a Sub-committeeLt. Governor Patrick plans to make the Senate Committee on Higher Education a sub-committee of the Senate Education Committee Lt....
Mar 112 minTX House of Representatives' Focus for 2022TX House Releases Interim Charges Though released later than usual, the Texas House released interim charges March 10, which are issues...
Mar 12 minTACT Statement of Academic FreedomAfter the Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced he wants to end tenure for all new faculty hires at public universities and revoke tenure...
Feb 283 minPresidents Message: The Truth and Myths around TenureThe benefits and myths surrounding tenure by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope your semester is...
Feb 254 minI Can Say What I Want -- Right?by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry I have had a definite uptick in in inquiries about Free Speech and...
Feb 241 minTenure Under Fire - As Alwaysby Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director This was going to be the elections issue: primaries underway; invite your candidates to...
Feb 211 minTACT Protects Tenure & Academic FreedomLast Friday morning Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced he wants to end tenure for all new faculty hires at public universities and revoke...
Jan 211 minTACT Legislative Day February 11, 2022FREE EVENT. We are meeting virtually with key legislators and their staff to voice our opinion about TACT's legislative issues, which...
Nov 10, 20211 minThe Legislature after the 3rd Special Sessionby Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Take a breath, Legislators. You’ve endured three rapid-fire and successive Special...
Nov 10, 20213 minBIG CHANGE for Sexual Harassment Complainants - And You Could End Up Being Found Liableby Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry On September 1st a new law involving sexual harassment complaints became...
Nov 10, 20219 minConstitutional Carry Proposal - A Case for Firearms InsuranceBy Seth Batiste, Ph.D. Introduction In 2019, El Paso, Texas experienced a mass shooting. In fact, Texas has been home to several...
Nov 9, 20212 minPresidents Message: Working Collectively to Improve Higher EducationWe can accomplish much more together than any one of us can alone. by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers...
Nov 5, 20211 minTACT Urges Administrators to Increase Staff WagesThe Texas Association of College Teachers, in support of college and university staff members who are vital to students’ academic...
Oct 19, 20212 minVictory! $3.3 Billion in University Construction Funds PassedIn the wee hours of the night, the Texas Legislature voted yes to approximately $3.3 Billion dollars for Texas universities and colleges...
Oct 15, 20212 minTODAY - Ask Your Legislators for $$ for Your SchoolYesterday we notified you that Lt. Governor Patrick asked Governor Abbott to add Tuition Revenue Bonds (TRBs) to the Special Session. ...
Aug 24, 20212 minSpecial Session...More Like Moving Targetby Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Never have I written one of these articles with such a feeling of shooting at a moving...