"Texas Tech faculty are 'close to the brink,' Schiller said. 'It's a nightmare ... Tears are commonplace. I have a colleague who told me recently that going to campus felt like attending a wake.'"
"Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn't teach Plato's Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher's work violated the system's restrictions on gender and sexuality content."
Faculty members at Texas public universities are resigning in response to increasing censorship policies that restrict discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation. Texas A&M and Texas Tech have closed programs related to these topics, and faculty are instructed to avoid teaching controversial subjects. The atmosphere on campuses has become distressing, with faculty expressing feelings of despair and hopelessness. Professors like Lucy Schiller are leaving for institutions with more academic freedom, highlighting the impact of these policies on educators and their work environments.
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