A conservative senator reshaped Texas colleges. He wants the rest of the country to follow.
Creighton’s directives have closed diversity offices, expanded administrative power over tenured faculty and drawn protests from students and professors.
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Texas Is Testing a Blueprint for Censoring Gender and Sexuality in Higher Education Nationwide
I teach at a major research university in Texas, where higher education has become a testing ground for state censorship. Our censorship regime is led by Brandon Creighton, a former Texas state senator appointed chancellor by the Board of Regents. As a senator, Creighton authored the state’s sweeping anti-DEI law and legislation that increases political oversight of public institutions. He also authored or supported some of the Texas legislature…
A conservative senator reshaped Texas colleges. He wants the rest of the country to follow.
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune October 29, 2026 LUBBOCK — Nearly a year into his tenure as Texas Tech chancellor, Brandon Creighton was still making the case that he was the right man for the job. To convince the crowd at a recent Lubbock Chamber of Commerce luncheon that his loyalties now lay with…
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