Lawmakers proposed creating a commission to rate and review higher education accreditation agencies.

Lawmakers proposed creating a commission to rate and review higher education accreditation agencies.
With Texas now home to the most Tier 1 research institutions in the country, one lawmaker seeks to strengthen research security.
Experts say mass departures are unlikely.
The proposal follows Gov. Abbott’s November executive order to “harden state systems” against the Chinese government.
New legislation by State Rep. Cody Harris would allow for DEI courses in degree programs that focus on “racial, ethnic, or gender studies.”
The university offers the courses Numbering Race and Measuring Racial Inequality.
Brian Harrison says the bill would “finally end all DEI in public institutions in Texas.”
The executive order is directed toward international students who participated in pro-Hamas protests.
The class includes assignments based on readings that peddle critical theories surrounding race, gender, disability, and religion.
Mays Business School Dean Nate Sharp recently came under fire for supporting a DEI conference that excluded white and Asian students.