#board-of-regents

#board-of-regents

In a letter sent to faculty and staff obtained by KBTX, Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Alan Sams said the decision was made "as part of the broader implementation of the recently updated Systems policy". He claimed that the Texas university "made the difficult decision to begin winding down the Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) academic programs, including the BA, BS, Graduate Certificate and the Minor", claiming it was due to "enrolment over the past several years".

If passed and signed into law, the bill would replace the student regent with a ninth one appointed by the governor. In addition, seven new nonvoting member seats would be established: three for students, two for state senators and two for state representatives. The proposed legislation also details several new policies and programs the board would be required to establish and would give members of the state's General Assembly the ability to override board and university expenditures through a joint resolution.