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Faculty worry about Texas A&M’s future after controversies over higher ed politicization

The university has been rattled by two cases in which university officials were apparently rushed into making faculty employment decisions due to political pressure.

The Texas Tribune

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."

WEKU

"Texas A&M Suspended Professor Accused of Criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in Lecture"

"The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters."

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Texas A&M suspends prof for GOP critique

Opioid crisis expert Joy Alonzo raised questions about the extent of political interference in higher education

Salon

Texas professor suspended hours after criticizing lieutenant governor in lecture

Joy Alonzo accused by student of disparaging Dan Patrick in lecture on opioid crisis at Texas A&M University

The Guardian - US

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.

The Texas Tribune

Top five Big Ten football defensive transfers for 2023

Look for these guys to show up in a big way in the Big Ten this fall. #B1G

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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.

The Texas Tribune

2023 preseason SEC champion poll: Where is Georgia?

Georgia predicted to repeat as SEC champion...

USA Today Sports Media Group

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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

Georgia football has 16 preseason All-SEC selections

Georgia had 9 selections last year, 6 on the first team...

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.”

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Four-star safety Brandon Jacob commits to other Big Ten program over Ohio State

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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.

Tribune News Service

Texas A&M players confident they’ll save Jimbo Fisher’s job

NASHVILLE — The trio entered the expansive ballroom inside the Grand Hyatt Nashville all sporting designer shades and a confidence hardly befitting a team coming off a winter bereft of a bowl game.

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Georgia DB no longer with program

Texas A&M transfer Smoke Bouie no longer in Athens...

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Mac Engel: Expect Oklahoma’s Bedlam series to follow a similar path set by Texas and Texas A&M

The entire state of Oklahoma is now months away from experiencing what Texas went through for a decade.

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.

Tribune News Service

John Clay: Five storylines for SEC Football Media Days this week in Nashville

It might be the middle of a hot-baked July, but our fall pigskin festival is right around the corner. We’re talking football. And this week, down in Music City, we’ll be talking a lot of football.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia Bulldogs who transferred during the 2023 offseason

15 players transferred away from the Georgia football program this offseason. Just four players transferred into Georgia.

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

This 4-star DT recruit from Florida has over 60 college offers

Nowhere is that more apparent than in the popularity of Jones (Fla.) four-star defensive tackle D'Antre Robinson.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chargers 2023 roster review: RB Isaiah Spiller

Isaiah Spiller enters his second season with the Chargers after being drafted in 2022. Can he contribute more to the offense in 2023?

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