Republicans in the Texas House do not see eye to eye with their Senate colleagues on eliminating tenure at public universities.
from state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would prohibit universities from granting tenure to new professors. But on Monday, when the chair of the House Higher Education Committee introduced his version of SB 18, there was one big change to the legislation: Universities would still be able to grant tenure.
Despite the changes, some Democrats on the committee still had concerns about the updated bill. State Rep. John Bucy, D-Austin, questioned whether it was even necessary in the first place, saying universities have handled tenure perfectly well without state intervention. He also pointed out if the House approves the bill, it will head back to the Senate, which earlier voted to ban tenure.
Ashley Farmer, an associate professor at UT Austin, told the panel there is a misconception about what tenure means for faculty. “We all want the same thing here: to have the best schools in the nation and to be able to invest in and serve our students and communities,” she said. “We have been doing this to great success before now. Please don’t allow this bill to undercut our efforts.”UT Austin professor Brian Evans testified that tenure helps guarantee academic freedom.
“Faculty members have the disciplinary and other expertise to judge the work of their colleagues,” he said.
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