Lawmakers consider limiting UT professor s tenure over student accusations of promoting pedophilia
Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
April 16, 2021
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The Texas Legislature is considering a bill that would allow a public college or university to revoke a faculty member’s tenure if they file a civil lawsuit against a student.
The legislation, filed by Republican Houston Sen. Paul Bettencourt, was inspired by a University of Texas at Austin professor who filed libel lawsuits against multiple students who accused him of promoting pedophilia with his research and called for his removal. One of the students sued by the teacher is the daughter of Allen Blakemore, a prominent conservative political consultant who has worked for Bettencourt.
Texas lawmakers consider limiting tenure after UT-Austin professor sued students over accusations of promoting pedophilia
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Thomas Hubbard
A professor who does controversial research on age of consent is suing a graduate student who publicly criticized his writing and pedagogical choices.
The new libel lawsuit parallels two others the professor filed earlier this year. Both of those were against undergraduate students.
The professor, Thomas Hubbard, a classicist at the University of Texas at Austin, says he’s been unfairly maligned to the point of becoming a target of violence. As proof, he points to an early-morning protest outside his home last year, during which his property was vandalized. He says he so fears for his safety in Texas that he’s relocated to California.