Separate and Unequal Again: The Disparate Impact Texas Gag Orders May Have on Texas's Second-Oldest Institution of Higher Learning.

Academic freedom allows faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to create programs, revise classes, and provide opportunities that best serve their students. Texas passed Senate Bill 3 (S.B. 3) in 2021 to limit academic freedom and eliminate critical race theory from public education. If legislation expands S.B. 3 to higher education, it may disproportionally affect Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU, and its newly created program Broadening Global Learning Opportunities Building Academic Leaders (B-GLOBAL). B-GLOBAL is designed to provide minority students with opportunities to develop the global competencies of self-awareness, global awareness, social responsibility, and cultural knowledge they need to succeed in today’s interconnected world. This article discusses the potential effects of Texas gag orders on the Prairie View A&M University faculty, students, and the successful B-GLOBAL program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]