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...
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- 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...
- May 25, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
- 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...
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
TACT Protects Tenure & Academic Freedom
Last Friday morning Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced he wants to end tenure for all new faculty hires at public universities and revoke...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
TACT Legislative Day February 11, 2022
FREE EVENT. We are meeting virtually with key legislators and their staff to voice our opinion about TACT's legislative issues, which...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Legislature after the 3rd Special Session
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Take a breath, Legislators. You’ve endured three rapid-fire and successive Special...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
BIG CHANGE for Sexual Harassment Complainants - And You Could End Up Being Found Liable
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry On September 1st a new law involving sexual harassment complaints became...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 9 min
Constitutional Carry Proposal - A Case for Firearms Insurance
By Seth Batiste, Ph.D. Introduction In 2019, El Paso, Texas experienced a mass shooting. In fact, Texas has been home to several...
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Presidents Message: Working Collectively to Improve Higher Education
We can accomplish much more together than any one of us can alone. by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers...
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
TACT Urges Administrators to Increase Staff Wages
The Texas Association of College Teachers, in support of college and university staff members who are vital to students’ academic...
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Victory! $3.3 Billion in University Construction Funds Passed
In the wee hours of the night, the Texas Legislature voted yes to approximately $3.3 Billion dollars for Texas universities and colleges...
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