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From Jan 7
Faculty at #TexasAM #University were told this week that roughly 200 courses in the #College of Arts & Sciences could be affected by a new system policy restricting classroom discussions of #race & #gender, the implementation of which has already led administrators to direct a #philosophy professor to remove #Plato readings from a core course.

#law #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment #BrainDrain #education #FarRight #racism #sexism #heterosexism #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/texas-am-race-gender-courses/

The #TexasAM system’s regents — all of them appointed by Gov #GregAbbott, a #Republican — approved the restrictive policies late last year, & officials have been scrambling since then to interpret & enforce them. Supporters contend that the rules are appropriate measures to prevent political ideologies, especially those often associated with the left, from entering classrooms. Opponents say the approach encourages self-#censorship & is itself ideological.

#law #AcademicFreedom #education

#TexasAM #University said Friday that it would end its #women’s & #gender studies program, & that the syllabuses for hundreds of courses had been altered under new policies limiting how #race & gender ideology may be discussed in classrooms.

The university said that 6 courses had been canceled entirely because of the new rules, out of the ~5,400 that were planned for this semester at one of the nation’s largest #public #universities.

#law #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment #education #idiocracy

#TexasAM Ends #WomensStudies & Overhauls Classes Over #Race & #Gender

[this on top of the bizarre ban on the #philosophy department from teaching #Plato — seriously]

New policies limiting the teaching of race & gender issues led administrators & professors to change hundreds of courses. #School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation. [ya think?]

#BrainDrain #college #university #education #FarRight #extremism #racism #sexism #heterosexism #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-am-gender-ethnic-womens-studies-academic-freedom.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Texas better not lose to #Florida, #Tennessee, #Arkansas, #MississippiState, #Mizzou, #Oklahoma or #TexasAM.

Congrats to #Indiana, but #TexasAM should have won it all.

#TexasAM LB Taurean York is a junior declare. One of my favorite pure “box” linebackers in the class. Official measurements are in:

5104
232

868
3018
7568

Undersized but he makes up for it with his toughness and instincts #GigEm

Platon zensiert – wohin führt dieser Kulturkampf? An der Texas A&M University werden Klassiker aus dem Curriculum gestrichen – aus Angst vor Restriktionen. Eine absurde Selbstzensur.
#TexasAM #Zensur #Bildungspolitik

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/texas-a-m-university-sie-verbieten-platon-in-vorauseilendem-gehorsam-a-29c68ba9-d683-4f83-ae9c-894be5c6df47

ESPN is upset that #TexasAM beat #Texas last night.

📚🚫 Oh, Texas A&M, you've really outdone yourselves this time! Banning Plato because of "gender ideology"—what's next, Aristotle for his sandals? 👡🔍 In a world where ancient philosophy meets modern absurdity, Texas A&M has taken the trophy for the most creative way to misinterpret history. 🏆
https://lithub.com/texas-am-is-banning-plato-citing-his-gender-ideology/ #TexasAM #BanOnPlato #GenderIdeology #PhilosophyAbsurdity #ModernMisinterpretation #HackerNews #ngated