Faculty petition to hold no-confidence vote in UT-Austin president after protest response
by San Antonio Current
San Antonio Current— Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Fallout from police crackdowns on a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin continued Thursday morning with faculty condemning the response, university leaders defending their actions and students organizing a second round of protests.
Houston Public Media—More than 200 faculty say they’ve lost confidence in UT Austin President Jay Hartzell. The UT Austin chapter of the American Association of University Professors is circulating a letter to gauge interest in a possible vote to censure President Hartzell. Faculty said they lost faith in him after he called in law enforcement to shut down a peaceful, pro-Palestinian protest.
Austin American-Statesman—Live updates: UT-Austin students hold pro-Palestinian protest; at least 50 arrested. About 54 people were being held at the Travis County Jail in relation to the protest Wednesday night, an attorney with the Austin Lawyers Guild said.
Shafaqna English—USA: UT Austin’s faculty won’t teach because of school’s militarized response to student event. Shafaqna English- UT Austin’s faculty condemn university leaders’s decision to “invite city policy to campus in response to a planned peaceful event and said faculty members won’t teach because of the school’s militarized response to a student event. One of the largest demonstrations took place at the University of Texas