Art Markman, a psychology professor at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, said he was dismissed from his role as an academic administrator after 27 years at the university as a result of his ideological beliefs. Texas Governor Greg Abbot confirmed on Sunday that his administration is targeting professors with left-leaning beliefs who he claims are professing left-leaning ideologies.
The professor declined to be interviewed about the incident when contacted by Axios. University officials also declined to respond.
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Markman’s colleagues and fellow faculty members celebrated him on social media. Elizabeth Keating, a UT professor of linguistic anthropology, said that he showed “[a] love of teaching, passion for excellence,” and that he was “truly maximizing the potential of a university to inspire to greatness.”
UT is one of a handful of schools that have welcomed President Donald Trump’s demands for right-leaning academic reforms at U.S. universities in exchange for preferential federal funding.
