"In a meeting with English Department faculty on Oct. 22, TCU provost Floyd Wormley cited financial reasons for the change, asserting that political pressure "had no influence" on the decision to merge the Women and Gender Studies and Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies Departments into the English Department. But some faculty aren't convinced. They say the move follows a decline in institutional support for the disciplines as the university faces immense pressure to eliminate any and all programming related to gender, race and ethnicity."
""The explanation from the administration is financial, and that doesn't necessarily track with earlier correspondence with the department," said Brandon Manning, an associate professor of gender and sexuality and race and ethnic Studies. The university is expanding its physical footprint and its student body, and "there are new programs and departments popping up daily," he added. "TCU has been receiving considerable criticism online, and this seems to be a way to placate that criticism.""
Texas Christian University will close its standalone Women and Gender Studies and Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies departments on June 1 and fold majors and courses into the English Department. The university cited financial reasons and asserted that political pressure had no influence on the merger decision. Some faculty expressed skepticism, citing prior departmental correspondence and the university's concurrent campus expansion and new programs as inconsistent with a strictly financial rationale. The change follows firings at Texas A&M and subsequent actions by public institutions to flag, censor, and cut classes related to gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity. Conversations about merging began more than two years ago, and the two departments already shared leadership.
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