The University of Texas at Austin will close its Center for Teaching and Learning and several campus support units at the end of the semester as part of administrative “optimization,” the provost announced. The move will eliminate a sizable staff (more than 20 positions reported) from the largest of the affected offices and redistribute some services to colleges and schools without detailed transition plans. Faculty leaders and the campus American Association of University Professors chapter voiced alarm, saying the decision was abrupt and undermines centralized support for pedagogy, faculty development, and undergraduate research. University spokespeople framed the closures as a resources-redistribution intended to strengthen college-level capacity, but critics say many units to receive those functions lack the staff or structure to absorb them. The closure places instructional support at risk during a period when institutions are updating teaching models and implementing AI‑era pedagogies. Trustees and campus leaders will need to defend the operational case for consolidation and show measurable outcomes to faculty and external stakeholders to avoid governance and morale fallout.