University of Texas dean quitting because of campus carry law

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POSTED: 8:38 AM Feb 26 2016
UPDATED: 8:49 AM Feb 26 2016

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A prominent dean at the University of Texas says he's leaving the state for another job in large part because of the new state law that allows concealed handguns into public college classrooms.

Fritz Steiner, dean of the Texas School of Architecture, announced Thursday he's leaving in July to lead the University of Pennsylvania School of Design ...

University of Texas President Greg Fenves last week said he doesn't support guns on campus and complained it will make it hard to recruit and keep quality faculty.

http://www.ktxs.com/news/university-of-texas-dean-quitting-because-of-campus-carry-law/38208496

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1. Texas private colleges are saying no to guns on campus

5 hours ago • By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas • When Texas’ Legislature passed a law requiring public universities to allow concealed guns on campus, it also gave the state’s private institutions of higher learning the chance to follow suit. None has so far.

More than 20 private schools have said they won’t lift their gun bans when the law takes effect this August, including the state’s largest private universities that have religious affiliations and often align with the type of conservative values espoused by the politicians behind the law.

The opposition has not surprised top Texas Republicans who championed the law as a matter of constitutional rights and self-defense. But it reflects a widespread belief even among conservative university leaders that guns have no place in the classroom ...

http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/texas-private-colleges-are-saying-no-to-guns-on-campus/article_2c4a441e-bf22-5052-b5c0-7936a605b9bc.html

[Fairgo]

2. Good on 'em

Do not be a party to the bloodshed or the debasing of academe.