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Texas Tech cuts race and gender courses from core offerings
Texas Tech removes 21 courses from graduation requirements after regents approved changes.
In brief
Texas Tech removes 21 courses from graduation requirements after regents approved changes. Texas Tech University cut 21 courses from its core offerings to fulfill graduation requirements, including a literature class on social justice and environment, women's and gender studies, and Holocaust in literature and film…
Texas Tech core courses cut
Texas Tech University students will have fewer classes on social justice, race and culture to choose from to fulfill graduation requirements after regents approved changes Wednesday.
21 courses removed from core
Regents removed 21 classes from the list of approved core courses, leaving 151, according to regent Shelley Sweatt.
Courses removed include
The removals included a literature class focused on social justice and the environment, a women’s and gender studies course exploring race, class and gender, and a class on the Holocaust in literature and film.
Faculty review process
Faculty committees and leaders at the system’s three general academic universities began reviewing core courses in May to comply with a 2025 state law requiring regents to examine the classes students must take to graduate.
Course removals take effect
The changes take effect for courses beginning in fall 2027. The university’s 42-credit-hour core requirement remains unchanged.
State law requires review
The law authored by Chancellor Brandon Creighton when he was a Republican state senator requires regents to review the classes students must take to graduate at least once every five years and certify their compliance…
Chancellor's restrictions
Since taking over as Texas Tech’s chancellor in November 2025, Creighton has imposed restrictions on what professors can teach about race, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Suing over restrictions
The Texas chapter and the national organization of the American Association of University Professors are suing Creighton and the regents, arguing the restrictions violate professors’ constitutional rights.
Here's the gist
Texas Tech University cut 21 courses from its core offerings to fulfill graduation requirements, including a literature class on social justice and environment, women's and gender studies, and Holocaust in literature and film.
