"In a November email to faculty, Houston president Renu Khator wrote that the university's responsibility is to "give [students] the ability to form their own opinions, not to force a particular one on them. Our guiding principle is to teach them, not to indoctrinate them." The recent memo, sent by college dean Daniel O'Connor, asks faculty to "document compliance" with Khator's note."
"By Feb. 10, faculty must signal their agreement with the following five statements: "A primary purpose of higher education is to enhance critical thinking;" "Our responsibility is to give students the ability to form their own opinions, not to indoctrinate them;" "I understand the definition and attributes of critical thinking;" "I design my courses and course materials to be consistent with the definition and attributes of critical thinking;" and "I use methods of instruction that are intended to enhance students' critical thinking.""
Faculty members in the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Science were asked to sign a three-page memo pledging not to indoctrinate students. Houston president Renu Khator instructed that the university's responsibility is to give students the ability to form their own opinions rather than force a particular one. College dean Daniel O'Connor's memo requires faculty to document compliance with that instruction and to align practices with Texas Senate Bill 37. The law mandates regular reviews of core undergraduate curriculum but does not define indoctrination or restrict course content. Faculty pushed back and the university AAUP chapter proposed conscientious-objector language.
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