Tag: UA

'This is really about censoring liberal faculties' — Bill allowing firing of tenured professors clears legislature

In the final hours of the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers pushed through a contested bill that dictates the governance structure of public colleges and allows for the removal of tenured professors.

UA professors association blasts bill allowing removal of tenured faculty — Claims faculty demoralized after DEI ban

The University of Alabama chapter of the American Association of University Professors (UA-AAUP) recently criticized the Alabama House of Representatives' passage of legislation that regulates university governing bodies and allows the removal of tenured professors, despite the chapter being exempt from the bill's provisions.