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Webinar: New Laws That Affect You This Fall

August 14

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

Hosted by the Texas Association of College Teachers (www.TACT.org) and sponsored by the Constructive Dialogue Institute (www.constructivedialogue.org). Join us to learn about new Texas bills impacting higher ed instructors and how you can still move forward in the classroom.

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Jun 13, 2022
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, 2022
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...

Feb 24, 2022
1 min

Tenure Under Fire - As Always

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director This was going to be the elections issue: primaries underway; invite your candidates to...

May 22, 2020
4 min

To Teach in Person, or not: That is the Question

by Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University To teach in person, or not, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler to expose the body to...

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom Accepting Articles

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

Oct 29, 2019
3 min

Ever 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...

Jun 11, 2019
3 min

Executive Director's Column: 86th TX Legislative Session Review

by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Overview With another session behind us, it’s time to review how Texas higher education...

Jul 23, 2018
1 min

Academic Freedom

Are you following the UT-Austin professors’ case in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals as it relates to academic freedom and guns on...

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