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Jun 13, 2023
2 min

The 88th Regular Session: Mixed Results, Clear Path Forward

The 88th Regular Session ended on Memorial Day after a tumultuous ride for faculty interests. The three major governance reform bills, SB...

Jun 13, 2023
4 min

I've been PIP'D! No Big Deal, Right?

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Responding to a Negative Annual Review & Performance Improvement Plan...

Aug 14, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 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
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, 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...

Mar 1, 2021
1 min

Off to the Races?

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Executive Director We’d like to say that the 87th Texas Legislative Session is off to the races, but, like so...

Feb 25, 2021
1 min

Highlights from Meeting with Senator Bryan Hughes

Senator Bryan Hughes of Texas District 1 met with TACT today to discuss TACT's legislative agenda and what Texas is facing during this...

Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Your Security in the New Normal

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Executive Director Guess I’ve known my friend Gaines West for more than a few minutes now (or a few decades). I...

May 26, 2020
4 min

How Your Ideas Lead to Real Change

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

Mar 4, 2020
1 min

TX House Hearing on Dual Credit Issue March 25

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

Oct 28, 2019
2 min

President's Article: An Invitation to Dialogue

by Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers Greetings. Thank you for allowing me to serve as your...

Sep 10, 2019
1 min

2 Months FREE Insurance & Membership

Any new member who joins TACT in August will get 2 months free membership! TACT's membership year is Nov. 1 through Oct. 31. New...

Aug 27, 2019
1 min

New Faculty Member? How to Choose between TRS & ORP

Know the FACTS! If you are a new faculty member, you are probably in a current state of information-overload, being bombarded with all...

Aug 14, 2019
1 min

Take the TACT Legislative Survey

Your input is needed in order to gauge issues you believe are a priority to Texas faculty members and higher education. The survey...

Jan 7, 2019
1 min

New TACT Website & Board Nominations

TACT Website Just in time for the 86th Texas Legislative Session (which begins tomorrow), TACT has launched a new, easy-to-navigate...

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