by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry UT-Austin recently announced furloughs and layoffs were coming because of COVID-19. More co...

TACT was crucial to the modern intellectual property (IP) policy of American universities. It went like this. Open University began broadcasting courses i...

To teach in person, or not, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler to expose the body to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous COVID-19, Or to take p...

The University of Texas published a letter to the community explaining they have already cut costs, but the school expects future revenue declines. With the...

You may have read the Bloomberg article yesterday where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is quoted as saying he favors allowing states struggling with ...

With everyone still in lockdown, colleges and universities across the state are preparing for measures to save money and allow more access for students. The...

Texas Tribune Interview with John Sharp April 8 / 8:00 a.m. The Texas Tribune is conducting a live interview with John Sharp, chancellor of the Texas A&M...

by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT The House Higher Education Committee has been asked by the Speaker to study the Dual Credit quality issue, and w...

by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Since the beginning of the explosion of dual credit in Texas, TACT has warned all who would listen that it is im...

by Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers Recently, many higher education stakeholders and patrons have noted the va...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry What do I do if a colleague or student files a discrimination complaint against me? This qu...

TACT Executive Director Chuck Hempstead attended the first Interim Hearing of the House Higher Education Committee. It began with a welcome by new THECB Com...

Texas Tribune Events Presents: A Conversation with Harrison Keller, Texas Higher Education Commissioner February 10 * 7:30 - 9:00 am FREE Join The Texas Trib...

Representative Capriglione, R-Southlake is slated as the new chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee. The House Appropriations Committee is the ...

The Texas House Speaker has released his list of issues to be reviewed by committees before the next regular session beginning in January 2021. Click here f...

Students entered the classroom of a UT-Austin professor they accused of sexual misconduct and claimed the university administration was inadequately dealing w...

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

by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT As all TACT members know, between legislative sessions is when much of the thoughtful legislative work occurs. ...

The following article is reprinted with permission from the American Historical Association. Though the introductory article engages historians, it's import...

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