#womens-and-gender-studies

#womens-and-gender-studies

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".

[As] part of the broader implementation of the recently updated System policy, we made the difficult decision to begin winding down Women's and Gender Studies academic programs, including the BA, BS, Graduate Certificate and the Minor,

This is absolutely devastating for the faculty and colleagues who have done so much important and groundbreaking research and teaching in this area, and it's really devastating for the state of Texas," Dworkin said. "To have policies like this that allow politicians to determine what wonderful, brilliant students are allowed to study, is a travesty.