The Manhattan Institute released model legislation urging states to transfer authority over general‑education requirements from faculty to governing boards, a proposal that would limit faculty governance to advisory roles and link state funding to compliance. The think tank’s brief echoes recent state laws and is likely to accelerate bills that reshape who decides foundational curricula at public colleges. Those model proposals are already reflected in action at the system level: the University of Texas System’s board unanimously approved restrictions directing instructors to avoid topics deemed “not germane” and to present ‘reasonably disputed’ issues in a mandated way. Faculty groups and academic‑freedom advocates warned the UT policy is vague and threatens shared governance. Together, the Manhattan Institute blueprint and system rules mark a simultaneous legislative and governing‑board push to centralize curricular control and narrow faculty discretion.