Texas A&M-Victoria Faculty Resign Over 5-Day Campus Rule and 4-Class Teaching Load
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 9
Texas A&M-Victoria Faculty Resign Over 5-Day Campus Rule and 4-Class Teaching Load
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 9
Summary
Six faculty members in one online counseling program, including Le’Ann Solmonson, resigned after Texas A&M-Victoria required professors to work on campus five days a week.
The departures also reflect a new expectation that faculty teach at least four classes per semester, a change some professors said no longer fit the jobs they accepted.
University leaders said the policy aligns with a Texas law passed last year barring remote work for full-time faculty at public colleges, with limited exceptions such as medical reasons.
Texas A&M-Victoria also argues a stronger in-person culture could help revive its struggling campus, while the dispute highlights a broader post-pandemic clash over remote work and faculty workloads.