Her resignation followed what the San Antonio Express-News characterized as "months of tumult in which students and faculty protested Pollack's decision to eliminate a dozen degree majors, including religious studies and Mexican American studies, which some considered at the core of the Catholic school's mission and identity."
The professor's resignation stemmed from a period of unrest at the university, where students and faculty voiced their disapproval of her removal of certain degree programs, such as religious studies and Mexican American studies, which they believed were essential to the Catholic school's core values.