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University of Texas limits on teaching of "unnecessary controversial subjects"

Posted by bhouston |2 hours ago |6 comments

duxup 2 hours ago[1 more]

>The policy does not define what qualifies as “controversial” or what constitutes a “broad and balanced approach.”

I'm sure it will just be "things that powerful people tell us not to talk about".

Lendal 2 hours ago

The entire tech industry is rooted in the study of subjects which were extemporaneously considered unnecessary by the average person.

ChrisArchitect 12 minutes ago

Related previously:

Texas A&M Ends Women's Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827968

Texas A&M bans part of Plato's Symposium

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46529257

evmaki 2 hours ago[1 more]

Disappointing to see my alma mater gradually self-sabotage into irrelevance.