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UT Austin will merge multiple ethnic, gender, and language departments into two new entities by 2027 amid political pressure and a review citing fragmentation and resource allocation.
- On Thursday, University of Texas at Austin announced it will consolidate four departments into a Department of Social and Cultural Analysis and create a Department of European and Eurasian Studies, beginning preparations immediately.
- Months of pressure from conservative politicians and a college committee launched last fall prompted UT-Austin's decision after a review found `some significant inconsistencies and fragmentation`, Jim Davis said.
- Interim Dean David Sosa said curriculum and degree programs are being reviewed, affecting more than 800 students across 307 undergraduate majors, while current students can continue their degrees during the review.
- Faculty and critics say about 150 protesters condemned the consolidation as politically motivated, warning it will cut funding, tenure rights, and institutional support, while UT Regents will meet next week.
- State-Level shifts and system audits have increased scrutiny as a new UT policy requires the UT president to lead a review using student-to-faculty ratio and resources, while governor-appointed regents gained curricular authority and UT System audits classes for gender identity.
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UT Austin Folds Race, Ethnic, Gender And Sexuality Studies Programs Into 2 Departments; Faculty And Students Concerned
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced structural changes to seven departments focused on ethnic and gender studies. The university is merging them into two new departments, which has left some students and faculty uncertain about their academic future. The changes at UT Austin are expected to go into effect in fall 2027 The dean of the College of Liberal Arts announced the news in a 30-minute meeting with department chairs on T…
UT Austin to merge gender, African, Latina/Latino studies departments
The University of Texas at Austin is merging several of its departments – including women’s, gender, and African studies – in a move that one professor described as an “authoritarian takeover of Texas’ flagship university.” UT Austin President Jim Davis announced the consolidation in a Thursday email to the campus community following a departmental review. “Based on this review… Source
UT Austin Folds Gender, Ethnic Studies Into Single Department
The University of Texas at Austin will fold its gender studies and ethnic studies programs into a new department this September, The Austin American-Statesman reported. The newly established Department for Social and Cultural Analysis Studies will comprise African and African diaspora studies; Mexican American and Latina/o studies; women’s, gender and sexuality studies; and American studies.
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UT-Austin to consolidate race, ethnic and gender study programs
In a sweeping restructure, the University of Texas at Austin will consolidate four departments, including African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, college leaders told department heads Thursday.
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