Governing boards and state legislators are intensifying efforts to control curriculum and classroom content. The University of Texas System’s board unanimously approved restrictions aimed at limiting ‘‘controversial and contested’’ instruction, directing faculty to avoid material ‘‘not germane’’ to course objectives and to present ‘‘fair’’ competing views. Faculty groups called the policy vague and a threat to academic freedom. The Manhattan Institute released model legislation urging states to give governing boards greater authority over general education and to reduce faculty bodies to advisory roles, proposing to tie state funding to compliance with certified core curricula. The think tank framed the change as ‘‘democratic oversight’’ while critics warned it would erode shared governance and academic standards. Public universities should expect accelerated reviews of core curricula, board-driven course certification processes, and potential legislative demands for compliance reporting that could reshape faculty committees and tenure-era decision making.