October 19Oct 19 UT, Vandy, and Arizona are now the only three from the original nine who have not yet rejected the compact.
October 19Oct 19 3 minutes ago, Cruz in Aledo said: Has Abbott commented on this? Today, we welcome the new opportunity presented to us, and we look forward to working with the Trump Administration on it. Kevin Eltife, chair of the UT System Board of Regents
October 19Oct 19 2 hours ago, 7KHorn said: From Friday's Daily Texan article: Or, you know... https://thedailytexan.com/2025/10/16/academic-freedom-should-not-be-for-sale/
October 19Oct 19 37 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Or, you know... https://thedailytexan.com/2025/10/16/academic-freedom-should-not-be-for-sale/ Ha, thank you but I prefer reading pictures of newspaper articles when I read news stories online🤣
October 19Oct 19 3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Today, we welcome the new opportunity presented to us, and we look forward to working with the Trump Administration on it. Kevin Eltife, chair of the UT System Board of Regents So nothing from Abbott?
October 20Oct 20 3 hours ago, Cruz in Aledo said: So nothing from Abbott? he doesn't have to give public orders .... from 2022 Members of the UT System Board of Regents donated $5.8 million to Gov. Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaigns, according to an analysis by The Texas Tribune. Abbott appointed all 90 members currently serving on nine university system boards in Texas and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. More than 70% of these appointees donated money — with 30% donating over $100,000 — to the governor’s campaign since 2013, making up about 10% of Abbott’s total donations, according to the Tribune.
October 20Oct 20 Popular Post The Nazi regime purged college professors and teachers in Germany beginning in 1933 with the "Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service"
October 20Oct 20 2 hours ago, Gil Bang said: at the time, I couldn't imagine leaving Texas for Emory. Now, I get it. Or Embry-Riddle for that matter.
October 20Oct 20 There’s most a split with the regents. I would guess they are just hoping that somehow there’s a TACO situation, however unlikely it might be.
October 20Oct 20 2 minutes ago, Da Fino said: There’s most a split with the regents. I would guess they are just hoping that somehow there’s a TACO situation, however unlikely it might be. all were hand picked by abbott
October 20Oct 20 11 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: all were hand picked by abbott Sure. But a couple are more powerful than he is in this state. Unfortunately, they side with trump.
October 20Oct 20 10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: Today, we welcome the new opportunity presented to us, and we look forward to working with the Trump Administration on it. Kevin Eltife, chair of the UT System Board of Regents well that's a kick in the nuts
October 20Oct 20 25 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: well that's a kick in the nuts If we are being fair, there’s no way Eltife could reach anyone else’s nuts to kick.
October 20Oct 20 8 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: well that's a kick in the nuts That is old, from the original announcement of the plan. It's not acceptance/acquiescence.
October 20Oct 20 10 hours ago, 7KHorn said: Asswater Abbott You could almost interpret this both ways. He’s tweeting some old news that says that he’s not a member of the woke mob, to bolster his bona fides when he says no to Trump on this.
October 20Oct 20 Popular Post 30 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said: You could almost interpret this both ways. He’s tweeting some old news that says that he’s not a member of the woke mob, to bolster his bona fides when he says no to Trump on this. And Arch is just keeping his good stuff under wraps until Georgia.
October 20Oct 20 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said: That is old, from the original announcement of the plan. It's not acceptance/acquiescence. The sack has been gargled
October 20Oct 20 Popular Post Asswater Abbott We must end indoctrination and return to fundamentals of education at all levels.Also, please hang this poster of the 10 Commandments in every public school classroom from K-12.
October 20Oct 20 5 hours ago, Js1 said: Well good sir, there is nothing more fundamental than the Bible! It's a good study in creative fiction.
October 20Oct 20 16 minutes ago, mchookem said: is today some sort of deadline for this bs? 🤔 If I had to guess, they want to agree but tried to get the admin to change some things.
October 20Oct 20 38 minutes ago, mchookem said: is today some sort of deadline for this bs? 🤔 Yeah--it's today. UT actually seems to be playing this exactly right. Loudly express its willingness to sign up and appease Geriatric Joffrey while doing absolutely nothing to actually sign up, which would imperil its academic standing.
October 20Oct 20 Today’s deadline is just to provide feedback on the compact. There is no deadline to sign. Yet.
October 20Oct 20 23 minutes ago, 4th_and_18 said: feedback on the compact. "Good work on this, guys. Y'all chose a solid font, and the margins look great. The grammar seems strong. Give yourselves a big pat on the back!"
October 20Oct 20 11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: "Good work on this, guys. Y'all chose a solid font, and the margins look great. The grammar seems strong. Give yourselves a big pat on the back!" You want us to go in together on a compact? Yeah, we can likely help with a down payment. You’re thinking what, a Civic? Corolla?
October 20Oct 20 14 minutes ago, Js1 said: We are def gonna be the only ones to join from the initial group
October 21Oct 21 There are probably heated emails and group texts being exchanged right now. Hopefully they get leaked to journalists or retrieved in a public record request
October 21Oct 21 1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:UT actually seems to be playing this exactly right. Loudly express its willingness to sign up and appease Geriatric Joffrey while doing absolutely nothing to actually sign up, which would imperil its academic standing. Agreed. I don’t know if it’ll hold up but I’d love for us to just ignore it. Abbott must feel immense pressure to not agree to it.
October 21Oct 21 I don't think it's anyone's to agree to except President Jim Davis. Obviously, Abbott, his handpicked BOR, the lege, and others are pressuring Davis from outside. And students and faculty from below. I don't think Davis gives a shit about students or faculty, that's not his remit. But someone seems to understand that this will make us look like clowns.
October 21Oct 21 6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: I don't think it's anyone's to agree to except President Jim Davis. Obviously, Abbott, his handpicked BOR, the lege, and others are pressuring Davis from outside. And students and faculty from below. I don't think Davis gives a shit about students or faculty, that's not his remit. But someone seems to understand that this will make us look like clowns. davis's background ... He worked as a briefing attorney for Alberto Gonzales onthe Supreme Court of Texas and spent 14 years practicing law for Locke Lord. He worked for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as a deputy attorney general for civil litigation
October 21Oct 21 1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said: davis's background ... He worked as a briefing attorney for Alberto Gonzales onthe Supreme Court of Texas and spent 14 years practicing law for Locke Lord. He worked for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as a deputy attorney general for civil litigation Oh, well then nothing to worry about.
October 21Oct 21 Popular Post I just canceled my monthly contributions to Texas Exes. UT can fuck itself. It no longer is the university I attended and instead had been taken over by maga.
October 21Oct 21 20 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: Oh, well then nothing to worry about. Well, it seems we have more or less let the deadline pass (not sure the deadline really exists anymore). Would be fascinating to know why given that the powers that be would all seem to be for gobbling the orange crank.
October 21Oct 21 5 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Well, it seems we have more or less let the deadline pass (not sure the deadline really exists anymore). Would be fascinating to know why given that the powers that be would all seem to be for gobbling the orange crank. One thing I believe happens if they sign it; people start to protest on campus again and then shit starts to spiral...and they have to know that. On top of all the other shit they SHOULD already know seeing what has happened to other institutions across various disciplines that have capitulated. Maybe they are trying to pull a JFK, where they just "ignore" the letter and talk about what they want to talk about. Edited October 21Oct 21 by Surly Bevo
October 21Oct 21 32 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said: One thing I believe happens if they sign it; people start to protest on campus again and then shit starts to spiral...and they have to know that. On top of all the other shit they SHOULD already know seeing what has happened to other institutions across various disciplines that have capitulated. Maybe they are trying to pull a JFK, where they just "ignore" the letter and talk about what they want to talk about. Based on the “there are dozens of us” who showed up to the campus protest I know that I can buy mass hysteria in response
October 21Oct 21 Popular Post y'all are all whistling past the graveyard. UT won't "bend at the knee". UT will bend at the waist and spread it's cheeks for Donald J. Trump, because that's exactly what your governor wishes he could do personally.
October 21Oct 21 3 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said: SEC! SEC! SEC! The south shall rise again! Just let me get the washer and dryer off my lawn first.
October 21Oct 21 Unless and until Trump’s sojourn into fascist authoritarianism is stopped, this won’t end well for higher Ed in America: The state of Texas is poised to become an academic wasteland: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03/27/three-prominent-yale-professors-depart-for-canadian-university-citing-trump-fears/
October 21Oct 21 1 hour ago, Gil Bang said: y'all are all whistling past the graveyard. UT won't "bend at the knee". UT will bend at the waist and spread it's cheeks for Donald J. Trump, because that's exactly what your governor wishes he could do personally. Are you of the opinion that people are stating otherwise?
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