Texas A&M-Victoria requires faculty on campus five days a week; some quit

Texas A&M University-Victoria told full-time faculty in a June email that they must work in person on the Victoria campus five days and 40 hours a week this school year, a change officials said brings the campus into compliance with state law [1][3]. A professor advocacy group said the shift caused an "uproar" among faculty, many of whom had worked remotely for years and live more than two hours from the Gulf Coast-area campus [1]. Teresa Klein, president of the Texas chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said a number of faculty have resigned, leading to canceled classes and nearly empty departments, and the policy states noncompliance may lead to discipline up to termination [3].

Sources

1. feeds.texastribune.org · Faculty in uproar after Texas A&M-Victoria implements mandatory in-person policy Aug 24, 2026
2. houstonpublicmedia.org · UH removes over 45% of courses from its ‘core’ curriculum to comply with SB 37 Aug 21, 2026
3. insidehighered.com · Faculty Quit as Texas A&M Victoria Requires Them On Campus 5 Days a Week Aug 25, 2026
4. insidehighered.com · University of Houston Cuts 40% of Core Courses Aug 24, 2026

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