The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved a new policy that directs faculty to limit the discussion of “controversial topics” in their classes.

Editor’s Note: Kaitlin E. Thomas is a Lecturer of Spanish at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and Norwich University. Here, she shares how to be neutral and objective when teaching ...

Professors at University of Texas System institutions could soon see new standards they must adhere to for teaching “controversial topics” in the classroom. The UT Board of Regents will vote next ...

"Instructors must not attempt to coerce, indoctrinate, harass, or belittle students..." ...

The new guidelines instruct faculty to take a “broad and balanced approach” to the discussion and teaching of controversial issues.

I am a sociologist. I teach some of those courses that many academics wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole. One such course is Sex, Gender, and Society. I also teach other courses or segments of other ...

The past academic year featured intense protests around Israel’s war in Gaza, congressional interrogations of university presidents, new state restrictions on teaching about race and other topics, and ...

Every semester, the Sherrerd Center sponsors a variety of Teaching Circles in which faculty and teaching staff come together to discuss a teaching topic of shared interest. These have proven ...

College teaching is quite different from teaching at the K–12 level not only because of the age of the students and the level of knowledge but also because many college appointments involve a ...