US EditionTexas A&M Fires Professor for Teaching Gender Ideology
Texas A&M fired a professor and removed leaders after a viral video on gender identity, prompting a systemwide coursework audit and sparking debate over academic freedom and legal compliance.
- Texas A&M University fired English professor Melissa McCoul and removed two administrators this week after a viral video showed a classroom dispute over gender identity content.
- Texas Rep. Brian Harrison circulated a viral video that ignited conservative backlash and led to the Texas A&M System initiating a comprehensive review of all course content to verify adherence to approved academic standards.
- University President Mark Welsh stated the professor failed to align course content with published descriptions and emphasized the action was about academic responsibility, not academic freedom.
- Chancellor Glenn Hegar condemned political agendas in classrooms, directed immediate removal of the dean and department head, and pledged audits at all 12 Texas A&M universities; Governor Abbott praised these actions.
- Opponents such as advocates for free expression and members of the Texas AAUP chapter caution that these punitive actions could suppress academic freedom and highlight increasing political interference in higher education.
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Texas A&M fires professor over gender-identity content curriculum
Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III this week announced that that senior lecturer Melissa McCoul had been fired after a video of a confrontation between McCoul and a student in her children’s literature course went viral, according to reports by The Texas Tribune. Although the video does not show anyone’s face it includes audio of a student objecting to McCoul teaching that there are more than two genders. The student complains that…
Texas A&M fires professor over gender-identity content curriculum - Dallas Voice
Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III this week announced that that senior lecturer Melissa McCoul had been fired after a video of a confrontation between McCoul and a student in her children’s literature course went viral, according to reports by The Texas Tribune. Although the video does not show anyone’s face it includes audio of a student objecting to McCoul teaching that there are more than two genders. The student complains that…
Texas University Draws a Line: Professor Fired, Admin Punished After Pushing Woke Gender Ideology on Students
Texas A&M University announced Tuesday evening that a professor caught on video teaching transgender ideology in a children’s literature course has thankfully been fired. The Texas Tribune reported that not […] The post Texas University Draws a Line: Professor Fired, Admin Punished After Pushing Woke Gender Ideology on Students appeared first on The Western Journal.
A professor from Texas A&M University was released after a video with her and a discussion about gender identity was published. Several politicians demanded her release, which led to criticism of the threat to academic freedom.
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The Gilmer MirrorTexas A&M professor fired after viral video disputes termination
An attorney for Melissa McCoul, seen in a video clashing with a student over gender-identity content in her class, said the professor is weighing her legal options.
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