In the future when we look back on Summer 2020, one day, we will note it was a memory marked by many unprecedented crises and challenges,...

We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. TACT joins faculty, staff, and students of color in calling for systemic changes to law...

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...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry UT-Austin recently announced furloughs and layoffs were coming because...

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

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...

The University of Texas published a letter to the community explaining they have already cut costs, but the school expects future revenue...

You may have read the Bloomberg article yesterday where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is quoted as saying he favors allowing...

With everyone still in lockdown, colleges and universities across the state are preparing for measures to save money and allow more...

Texas Tribune Interview with John Sharp April 8 / 8:00 a.m. The Texas Tribune is conducting a live interview with John Sharp,...

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

by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Since the beginning of the explosion of dual credit in Texas, TACT has warned all who would...

by Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers Recently, many higher education stakeholders and...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry What do I do if a colleague or student files a discrimination complaint...

TACT Executive Director Chuck Hempstead attended the first Interim Hearing of the House Higher Education Committee. It began with a...

Texas Tribune Events Presents: A Conversation with Harrison Keller, Texas Higher Education Commissioner February 10 * 7:30 - 9:00 am FREE...

Representative Capriglione, R-Southlake is slated as the new chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee. The House...

The Texas House Speaker has released his list of issues to be reviewed by committees before the next regular session beginning in January...

Students entered the classroom of a UT-Austin professor they accused of sexual misconduct and claimed the university administration was...

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