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Students and professors defend Texas A&M President Mark Welsh amid calls for his ousting

Some lawmakers have called for Welsh to be fired over his handling of a student’s complaints about gender identity content being taught in a children’s literature class.

The Texas Tribune

Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found

At least a third of respondents at UT-Austin, UT-Dallas and Texas A&M said they’re not sure administrators at their universities protect free speech on campus.

The Texas Tribune

Top 20 Stories From the Year We Nearly Went Under

After our big comeback (an issue on women's health), we exposed heat deaths at Tesla and USPS, went after the Paxtons, and broke LGBTQ+ news.

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Mark Welsh III officially named president of Texas A&M University

Welsh served as interim president of the flagship university for a little over four months after the prior president resigned in the midst of a hiring scandal that drew national attention.

The Texas Tribune

Interim Texas A&M University president sets new tone for reforms planned under his predecessor

Mark Welsh said that Texas A&M will stay the course on many controversial changes made by former President Kathy Banks. Professors welcomed Welsh’s commitment to faculty input moving forward.

The Texas Tribune

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history

In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state’s book bans and restrictions on public school lessons.

The Texas Tribune

McCarthyism Rides Again at Texas Universities

A&M’s treatment of Kathleen McElroy is the start of a backward-turning era.

Texas Observer

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Renowned journalist Kathleen McElroy made headlines after Texas A&M University reneged on a high-profile job offer. She’s still processing that experience.

Texas Observer

Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor

Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor after attempts to hire her unraveled over pushback over her past work promoting diversity

The Independent UK

Top Texas A&M officials were involved in botched recruiting of journalism professor, who will receive $1 million settlement

A new internal report, conducted by the university system’s office of general counsel, also looked into Texas A&M’s decision to temporarily suspend a respected opioids expert after she was accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture.

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M interim president pledges more transparency after accusations of political interference

In his first comments as interim president, Mark A. Welsh IIII cast recent concerns over political interference in Texas A&M’s employment decisions as “communication breakdowns.”

The Texas Tribune

Suspended Texas A&M professor denies saying Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick believes overdose victims “deserve to die”

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham alleged Wednesday that opioids expert Joy Alonzo told students in a guest lecture that “Your Lt. Governor says those kids deserve to die.” Alonzo denied the claims.

The Texas Tribune

Does Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes

Texas A&M University marked its hiring of Kathleen McElroy with great fanfare — balloons, a banner and a signing ceremony

The Independent UK

Texas A&M University System regents name Mark Welsh interim president of flagship campus

The board also gave university lawyers the green light to negotiate a possible settlement with Kathleen McElroy after the university bungled the hiring of the journalism professor.

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Texas A&M regents could offer a settlement to the journalism professor at center of hiring controversy

The system’s board also plans to formally appoint an interim president after Katherine Banks resigned last week following news that the school changed its job offer to Kathleen McElroy, a Black journalism professor, after outcries from conservative groups.

WEKU

A Texas A&M professor was suspended for allegedly criticizing lieutenant governor

Joy Alonzo was suspended and investigated after she allegedly criticized Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a lecture on the opioid crisis. Free speech advocates call the probe "blatantly inappropriate."

The Texas Tribune

For Black Aggies, questions over professor’s botched hiring persist after president’s departure

In the fallout from A&M’s failure to hire Kathleen McElroy, students and alumni lament the missed opportunity to revive the university’s journalism program and provide students with mentorship.

The Texas Tribune

Race was a factor in Black professor’s failed hiring, Texas A&M department head says

Hart Blanton, the head of the university’s department of communications and journalism, also said then-President M. Katherine Banks interfered with the recruitment of journalist Kathleen McElroy.

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The Independent UK

Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels

The president of Texas A&M University has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled over criticism of her diversity and inclusion work

Al Jazeera

Texas university president resigns in latest US race-related row

Race, education and inclusivity programmes have become the latest fronts in the ‘culture wars’.

WEKU

Texas A&M president 'retires immediately' over fallout from botched journalist hire

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor

“The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,” Banks wrote in her resignation letter. “The negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M president says she didn’t know about job offer changes that led to professor’s botched hiring

M. Katherine Banks told faculty she was unaware of successive, diminished offers to Kathleen O. McElroy, who was recruited to revive a journalism program. Professors demanded an investigation.

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M interim dean resigns after university backtracks on hiring professor to revive journalism program

José Luis Bermúdez, who led the school’s College of Arts and Sciences, will leave his position after a deal to hire respected journalist Kathleen O. McElroy fell apart amid conservative pushback.

The Texas Tribune

A&M faculty leaders decry “appearance of outside influence” in botched hiring of journalism professor

The university announced the hiring of Kathleen McElroy, a Black former New York Times journalist, but later backtracked on its offer amid conservative pushback.

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