Classes focused on “liberty” start this fall
Monday was Justin Dyer’s first day as head of the University of Texas’ School of Civic Leadership, a newly created college tied to the right-wing funded Civitas Institute that has drawnat UT President Jay Hartzell when the Liberty Institute, touted by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and supported by conservative donors, was first revealed to be in the works in 2021.
“My tagline for this would be the Faculty Senate is not the Texas Senate. It’s very important for everybody to understand this,” Bettencourt told an appreciative crowd at the annual meeting. “The Senate and the House make the laws that are signed into law by the governor, and that’s how things really work in Texas.”
The first real evidence of the school’s work will begin in the fall, when the school offers its first classes. The school’s goal is to launch its first minor when classes begin this fall. Eventually, the school is expected to offer a degree plan, much like other schools and colleges within the university. During his comments on last week’s panel, Dyer pushed his own concerns about DEI outside the classroom.
Yes, the Civitas Institute will drill down on concepts like “individual, political and economic liberty,” he said, but it will be done within the realm of typical academic research and an arms-length apart from conservative money, said Ryan Streeter, who will oversee the research and publications for the Civitas Institute. Political supporters like Bettencourt throw out red meat like “Texas values” and “core beliefs.
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