Several states and public systems are tightening oversight of faculty teaching and post‑tenure reviews, prompting course cancellations and faculty protests. Texas A&M’s new systemwide policy requiring course reviews and prohibiting perceived advocacy in classrooms has already led administrators to cancel courses and scrutinize syllabi. Other state boards are increasing post‑tenure monitoring and dictating teaching loads to placate legislatures. Faculty groups say the changes undermine academic freedom and complicate instructional planning; boards and lawmakers argue they are necessary accountability measures amid public pressure. The disputes are playing out in review emails, public statements and, increasingly, litigation and union actions that higher‑education leaders must manage.