Texas Tech’s Curriculum Crackdown Threatens Academic Freedom and Free Speech

In a move that raises urgent questions about free speech and academic independence, Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton has introduced sweeping restrictions controlling how faculty can address race, sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation in classrooms. These policies not only threaten intellectual liberty but also reflect an overreach of bureaucratic control that undermines America’s tradition of open inquiry. Is Big Government Deciding What Professors Can Teach? Creighton’s memo demands that instructors refrain from promoting certain ideas—such as the notion one race or sex is inherently superior or that individuals bear guilt because of their identity. While no reasonable...