""At this time, no changes to faculty or staff positions, reporting structures, or job responsibilities are planned," Mario Torres, dean of UTSA's College of Education and Human Development, wrote in an email, according to the Express-News. He described the change as "an exciting opportunity" that would lead to a "more prosperous future" for the academic programs. He said a task force composed of faculty, students and staff would help shape the new department."
"The University of Texas at San Antonio is dissolving its Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The San Antonio Express-News reported Friday. The department-which houses undergraduate majors in African American studies; Mexican American studies; and women's, gender and sexuality studies-launched in 2020. But effective Sept. 1, it will be combined with the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, though officials did not disclose a new name or leadership for the new department."
UTSA will combine its Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies with the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies effective Sept. 1. The department houses undergraduate majors in African American studies, Mexican American studies, and women's, gender and sexuality studies and launched in 2020. Administrators say no immediate changes to faculty or staff positions are planned and promise a task force of faculty, students and staff to shape the new unit. Students will retain access to courses, advisers, and degree pathways. Faculty report they were not consulted and fear pressure to alter curricula amid similar actions at other Texas public universities.
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