[HN Gopher] University of Texas limits on teaching of "unnecessa...
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       University of Texas limits on teaching of "unnecessary
       controversial subjects"
        
       Author : bhouston
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2026-02-19 20:39 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.texastribune.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.texastribune.org)
        
       | duxup wrote:
       | >The policy does not define what qualifies as "controversial" or
       | what constitutes a "broad and balanced approach."
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       | I'm sure it will just be "things that powerful people tell us not
       | to talk about".
        
         | pixl97 wrote:
         | "Talking about Ken Paxtons extra marital affairs is
         | controversial, I'm sure.
        
       | evmaki wrote:
       | Disappointing to see my alma mater gradually self-sabotage into
       | irrelevance.
        
         | CamperBob2 wrote:
         | s/alma mater/country
        
       | Lendal wrote:
       | The entire tech industry is rooted in the study of subjects which
       | were extemporaneously considered unnecessary by the average
       | person.
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | 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
        
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