UT Austin closes African and African Diaspora Studies department amid political pressure
AUSTIN,USA – JULY 19, 2008: Landscape of Academic building dome in University of Texas (UT) in Austin, Texas. UT, founded in 1883, has the fifth-largest single-campus enrollment in US. (Credit: AdobeStock) The move comes as the university consolidates several identity-based academic programs into a new department, raising concerns among faculty about political pressure and academic…
