The University of Texas at Tyler

Beautiful campus and always loved walking to classes when I lived on campus. There’s so many organizations for students to keep themselves involved as well as plenty of events for students to attend. Campus is awesome, staff is mostly awesome, and professors vary from department but the ones in the health and kinesiology department were great!

UT Tyler is a heart of city, providing excellent opportunities in multiple disciplines for graduate and undergraduate studies. There nursing and sconces (specially mathematics) is one of the best offered around. A friendly and welcoming attitude by the staff and natives. Alumni engagement is visible from the pictures added

Great school. Faculty are truly invested in the learner. Beautiful campus and lots of activities for student involvement.

Marxist Indoctrination Disguised as “Equity” — Beware the School of Education at UT Tyler If you’re considering a degree in education at the UT Tyler School of Education, be warned: this isn’t education—it’s ideological programming. The required reading list includes Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman, a book that doesn’t just critique grading practices. It pushes full-blown Marxist ideology under the Trojan horse of "fairness." I enrolled hoping to improve education. What I found was a classroom version of the Communist Manifesto—with lesson plans. Grading for Equity is the cornerstone of the program’s philosophy. At first glance, it looks like it’s about helping students. But dig deeper, and you'll find: 🔴 The abolition of merit Grades, deadlines, and performance? Feldman says they’re tools of oppression. His system doesn’t fix inequality—it just pretends it doesn’t exist by inflating grades and removing accountability. 🔴 The redistribution of academic capital Forget earning an A. You’re given one, as long as you vaguely orbit the classroom. Effort is “privilege.” Standards are “white supremacy.” In other words: the only thing graded is how well you conform to the new ideology. 🔴 Equity = Outcomes, Not Opportunity The goal isn’t to elevate students. It’s to equalize them—by bringing the top down. And if you disagree, you're labeled racist, classist, or worse. INDOCTRINATION, NOT EDUCATION The School Improvement program at UT Tyler integrates this book into its entire framework: Faculty meetings revolve around equity rubrics, not educational outcomes. Resistance to these ideas is framed as “defensiveness” and “implicit bias.” You will be trained to implement these ideologies in your district, with mandatory “equity audits” and grading reforms that remove deadlines, retakes, and consequences. This is not an opinion. This is what’s literally written in the Grading for Equity professional development materials: “Dilute the fairness seeker's voice by using other people in the room.” That’s code for mob rule—shut down any dissenting voice by swarming them with ideology. SOUND REBUTTALS TO THIS GRADE-SINKING MADNESS Let’s be clear: Accountability is not oppression. It’s preparation for real life. Grades matter. They reflect knowledge, not privilege. Deadlines exist for a reason. Try missing one at your job and see what happens. Feldman argues students shouldn't be penalized for missing assignments because “poverty” makes deadlines hard. But this is a soft bigotry of low expectations. It doesn't respect students—it cripples them. In every district that adopted this “equity” grading model, minority students fell further behind—some by a factor of 4X. The achievement gap didn’t shrink. It ballooned. Why? Because you can’t lie to reality forever. Kids know when they’re being patronized. WHO PROFITS? Joe Feldman does. He charges $10,000 a day to sell this garbage to school districts, and forces every teacher to buy his book. UT Tyler isn’t educating teachers. It’s churning out ideologues trained to destroy academic standards in the name of “equity.” FINAL WARNING If you want to become a real educator—one who believes in high standards, responsibility, and preparing kids for the real world—look elsewhere. This program will bury you in guilt, jargon, and re-education seminars. It’s not “school improvement.” It’s academic demolition wearing a woke disguise. UT Tyler School of Education is selling Marxism with a mortarboard on top. And if you don’t fall in line, they’ll label you a bigot, dilute your voice, and hand your job to someone more “equity-minded.” 🛑 Avoid this program like a zero on a test—except here, they’d still call it a C. You've been warned. —A former educator who read the syllabus and smelled the smoke.

I applied for my master’s degree at this university, and as a dedicated student who has accomplished everything in the United States, I find it unacceptable that after months of waiting without a specific reason, I was denied admission without even the opportunity to reapply for future enrollment. I feel that my ethnicity has played a role in this decision. It is disappointing to confront what seems like bias within the admissions process. However, I am grateful that there are many other universities in this country. I firmly believe that the admissions team must address these issues of fairness and equality.

I had a wonderful time at UT Tyler. The campus is a perfect size to walk or ride a bike. Very beautiful. Plenty of activities to do such as, disc golf, gym (indoor track), 2 lakes, tennis courts, pool, and so many places to sit and relax. The campus is growing each day. I would definitely recommend attending UT Tyler for your academic needs.

Great university with small classes and friendly professors

I don't recommend anyone to join the mechanical engineering department at that school. The professors are racist and they still have the old mindset of the 50th century. The discrimination and racism are awful in that department. You can have support، scholarships and good grades only if you are from Jordan because the head of the department and most staff and students are from Jordan. That school is not a better choice for your future academic and career

The best place to learn, grow, get a degree and flourish. There are events happening all around the calendar which makes it even more interesting (especially for the international students!) Love the vast space available for students to sit and study. The two lakes on campus are the best places to hangout and relax when on campus.

It's okay if you don't attend college here, this place shares two magnificent lakes along with beautiful woodland trails. If you're into disc golf, there are a lot of courses found around campus. It's a great place to collect some steps. Enjoy and explore the campus atmosphere the University of Texas at Tyler provides.