Texas Tech cautions broadcasting research restrictions to prospective students
Texas Tech University has restricted graduate research on sexual orientation and gender identity, but is not widely notifying prospective students, potentially costing them time and money. The university is instead advising faculty to target specific prospective and newly admitted students with this information.
Texas Tech University has imposed restrictions on graduate research related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Chancellor Brandon Creighton issued a memo on April 9 prohibiting future graduate students from centering their theses, dissertations, or other degree-culminating projects on these topics. The university is not publicly disclosing this information to all prospective graduate students. Instead, faculty are being instructed to notify specific students whose stated interests may conflict with the restrictions. Prospective students are being advised to discuss their research interests with faculty and are being told that they 'may want to explore programs elsewhere' if they are committed to such studies. Some students and higher education experts are criticizing this approach, saying it could leave students uninformed about the restrictions until it's too late.
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