Feb 241 minExecutive Director's Column: The Dual Credit Issueby 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...
Feb 202 minPresident's Article: Effective New Leadership for Institutional Success After Changes and Challengeby Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers Recently, many higher education stakeholders and patrons have noted the va...
Feb 174 min Discrimination Complaint Against Me? – What Do I Do?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...
Nov 5, 20193 minAAUP Journal of Academic Freedom Accepting ArticlesFor its next volume, scheduled for publication in fall 2020, the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom seeks original, scholarly articles exploring the ways the...
Nov 4, 20191 minExecutive Director's Column: State Gearing Up for Issuesby Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT As all TACT members know, between legislative sessions is when much of the thoughtful legislative work occurs. ...
Oct 31, 20192 minGuide for Dealing with Online HarassmentThe following article is reprinted with permission from the American Historical Association. Though the introductory article engages historians, it's import...
Oct 29, 20193 minEver Heard of “Thin Privilege”?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...
Oct 28, 20192 minPresident's Article: An Invitation to Dialogueby Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers Greetings. Thank you for allowing me to serve as your President! I am grat...
Aug 19, 20195 minWhat’s This About an Investigating Authority?by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry I often get this question from a faculty member who gets contacted by the Dean of Faculty’s ...
Jun 20, 20194 minTexas’ Most Impactful Natural Resources: Higher Education Institutions and Facultyby Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers As stated in a previous submission entitled, One of Texas’ Most Valuable N...
Jun 11, 20195 minKnowing SB212 May Keep You Out of Jailby Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry TO REPORT OR NOT REPORT? DOING ONE OR THE OTHER MAY KEEP YOU OUT OF JAIL! The 2019 Session o...
Jun 11, 20193 minExecutive Director's Column: 86th TX Legislative Session Reviewby Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Overview With another session behind us, it’s time to review how Texas higher education fared from the perspecti...
Feb 20, 20192 minExecutive Director's Column: Legislature Focusing on 60X30TXExecutive Director's Column: Legislature Focusing on 60X30TX by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Here We Go Again! When the draft Senate and House ...
Feb 20, 20192 minPresident's Column: Final letterPresident's Column: Final Letter by Donna Cox, Professor Emeritus, Sam Houston State University As I contemplate my last “Message from the President”, I am ...
Feb 18, 20193 minCan Post-Tenure Review Masquerade as Age Discrimination?Can Post-Tenure Review Masquerade as Age Discrimination? by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry This time of year always finds Deans...
