The new memo has given pause to some UH professors as the university seeks to comply with state legislation overhauling higher education, which has garnered national scrutiny.
Faculty at the University of Houston are being asked to sign their name to a memorandum that certifies their course curriculum does not “indoctrinate” students.
Houston Public Media obtained an email sent to professors in the UH honors college, asking professors to complete a course review and submit their name in a survey that reads, “Having reviewed the catalog descriptions, course objectives, student learning outcomes, and assignments, I confirm, to the best of my knowledge, are aligned.”
The memo was issued as a result of Senate Bill 37, an overhaul of the public higher education system passed by the Texas legislature that took effect in September. It permits governing bodies to have greater authority over course curricula. Educators have said it will lead to censorship.
Spokespeople for the University of Houston did not comment…