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- Aug 16
- 1 min
Message from TACT President Jim Klein
Make no mistake, the Texas Legislature is going to be talking about limiting tenure in the Legislative Session for 2023. You may recall...
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Presidents Message: Academic Freedom is Threatened
by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers Hello again from the Texas Association of College Teachers! I hope...
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Adios
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director The House Higher Ed Interim Committee met August 10 to pursue their interim charges in...
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Reproductive Rights - How to Advise Students
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Well, here we all are in the post Roe v Wade era, and all things and...
- Aug 14
- 1 min
TACT Members Get Increased Coverage for Professional Insurance
Starting with the new insurance year*, TACT has raised your coverage for insurance claims on employment issues such as tenure,...
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Strategies for Meeting with your State Legislators
The Texas Legislative Session this coming January is going to be lively for higher education faculty and administrators - with tenure and...
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Mental Health Funds for your Campus
In response to increased anxiety and depression created by the pandemic, colleges and universities can use Higher Education Emergency...
- Jun 13
- 1 min
TACT Email Group - A New Member Benefit
Do you sometimes need new ideas, advice or a quick remedy to an issue? When you are faced with a situation at your school, do you ever...
- Jun 13
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
How Can I Preserve My Discrimination Claim?
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry This question is asked of me a lot. Often it is in the context of the...
- Jun 9
- 1 min
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...
- May 25
- 1 min
Librarians Lose Tenure at Texas A&M
Instigated by a MGT Consulting's findings and recommendations in 2021, the Texas A&M University System made major changes to their 10...
- May 18
- 2 min
Summer Checklist - Meet your Legislators
5 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 4
- 4 min
Senate Priorities Released Today
The Senate Higher Education Committee is considering more research funds for all higher education institutions (one of TACT's legislative...
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Senate Higher Ed Committee to Become a Sub-committee
Lt. Governor Patrick plans to make the Senate Committee on Higher Education a sub-committee of the Senate Education Committee Lt....
- Mar 11
- 2 min
TX House of Representatives' Focus for 2022
TX House Releases Interim Charges Though released later than usual, the Texas House released interim charges March 10, which are issues...
- Mar 1
- 2 min
TACT Statement of Academic Freedom
After the Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced he wants to end tenure for all new faculty hires at public universities and revoke tenure...
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Presidents Message: The Truth and Myths around Tenure
The benefits and myths surrounding tenure by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope your semester is...
- Feb 25
- 4 min
I 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...
