Office of the Ombudsman has no written policies on how to investigate allegations that education laws are being broken, even though it’s been accepting complaints for three months.

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Offering new details, President Harrison Keller said no state official pushed for the changes, which include phasing out degrees in linguistics and Latin American and women’s and gender studies.

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Philosophy professor Idris Robinson argued that his comments, made in an off-campus setting, were protected speech.

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Some professors push back after a five-page curriculum checklist was unveiled and several deans directed instructors to affirm that they don’t indoctrinate students.

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The Facebook message derided its recipient as a “leftist” and “whore” whom he hoped would be deported. The message gained widespread attention when it was shared online.

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Some professors are waiting for a final decision on acceptable instruction under a review policy created by the system’s new chancellor.

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Travel restrictions and sharper federal attention are dissuading foreign students from attending U.S. colleges, advocates say, hitting the Denton university harder than most.

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Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.

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University leaders declined to give a reason. Abortion opponents said the discussion would have promoted illegal activity, something advocates deny.

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Melissa McCoul, arguing she was fired to appease political critics, is seeking to get her job back and other restitution.

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