Texas Christian U. Dissolving Gender, Race Studies Departments
“While the elimination of woke programs seems to indicate TCU is leaning back toward its Christian values on the surface, I wouldn’t be surprised if this change was largely influenced by long time donors pulling funding”
Why did a Christian university have these programs in the first place?
The College Fix reports:
Texas Christian U. to end gender, race studies departments
Texas Christian University will dissolve its Departments of Women and Gender Studies and Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies at the end of this academic year, merging both programs into the English Department.
The decision, announced earlier this month, has sparked debate over whether the action could mark a return to traditional Christian values or is a cosmetic response to donors and political pressure.
Provost Floyd Wormley told faculty the merger is driven by low enrollment and broader budget restructuring that will also combine other small departments. “Decisions are not based on academic content but on data,” a university spokesperson told Inside Higher Ed.
Yet some professors questioned that reasoning. A professor in the department, Brandon Manning told Inside Higher Ed that the move follows “a decline in institutional support” for its race, gender, and sexuality programs.
This fall, nine students are enrolled in the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies program and two in Women and Gender Studies, according to the report. The university says these will be able to complete their degrees without disruption.
For alumni such as Preston Campbell, a 2019 fine arts graduate, the shift seems more financial than spiritual. He and other alumni have expressed growing concerns about the institution straying from its Christian mission in recent years.
“While the elimination of woke programs seems to indicate TCU is leaning back toward its Christian values on the surface, I wouldn’t be surprised if this change was largely influenced by long time donors pulling funding,” he told The College Fix in a recent interview.
He cited TCU’s financial reports showing donations dropping from $179.7 million in 2023 to $126.7 million in 2024, a $53 million decrease.
“They are most definitely rebranding without real change,” he said. “If they were actually listening to alumni, I’m sure they would be returning alumni emails voicing concerns, which I can tell you first hand: they are not.”
Donations tax deductible
to the full extent allowed by law.
Comments
It surprises me that a Christian college would have this sort of nonsense in the first place.
My understanding is that it has kept the name, but dropped what the name meant. These changes could mean a change for the better.
I believe this is where Dr. Sarah Hill is a researcher in the area of women’s hormones.
https://www.sarahehill.com/
no one believes that anyone is doing this (dropping affrim action>>dei)
alll bs
but gop wants to pretend that its ending so they can posture
they are rinos
stop all tax funding THEN we will be moving into the right direction