Remember me
Christy Mag Uidhir will be giving up his position as professor of philosophy at the University of Houston.
Readers may recall that the administration at the University of Houston had adopted the “indoctrination narrative”, a pretext for violating the academic freedom of professors to teach what and how they judge they ought to. Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Daniel P. O’Connor, asked all faculty in the college to complete a form declaring that they’re not indoctrinating their students.
At the time, Professor Mag Uidhir stated that he had told the dean and his department chair he would not be completing any such form.
He now writes:
I have notified the University of Houston that I will be resigning my position as Professor of Philosophy effective June 1st, 2026. Not sure what I’ll be doing next, but I do know that whatever it is, I won’t be doing it in Texas.
Professor Mag Uidhir is one of several philosophers to leave public universities in Texas over threats to academic freedom.
Linda Radzik is leaving Texas A&M for Binghamton. She said:
I’m moving because of the censorship policies at Texas A&M. My colleagues and students there have been wonderful. They are doing their best in very difficult times. The Board of Regents has broken trust with them.
Martin Peterson, who was ordered to remove readings by Plato from his philosophy course, is also leaving Texas A&M.
Yet another philosopher, Elek Lane, turned down an offer from Texas A&M because, he said, “Politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in Texas classrooms.”
Elsewhere in the state, Texas State University recently fired a professor for a talk he gave on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And Texas Tech recently implemented draconian restrictions on teaching material related to sex, gender, and sexual orientation.
Professor Mag Uidhir works in aesthetics. You can learn more about his writings at his site.
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