US EditionTexas A&M professor suspended hours after criticizing lieutenant governor in lecture
- Joy Alonzo, a Texas A&M University professor, faced an investigation and potential firing after a student accused her of disparaging Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick during a lecture on the opioid crisis at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
- The investigation was initiated by a complaint from Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, who contacted Chancellor John Sharp about the alleged comments. Sharp communicated directly with Patrick's office, promising swift action.
- Texas A&M's handling of the investigation raised concerns about political interference in classroom discussions and increasing government involvement in Texas universities.
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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, ...
"Texas A&M Suspended Professor Accused of Criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in Lecture"
So reports the Texas Tribune (Kate McGee & James Barragan); though the leave was lifted after two weeks, this strikes me as quite troubling. (I've reached out to Texas A & M to see if they can provide more of a statement than what is quoted in the Texas Tribune.) Here's FIRE's letter to the Texas A & M Office of the President today (footnotes omitted, moved text indicated with {/}): FIRE is deeply troubled by The Texas Tribune's report on Texas …
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.
Texas A&M Professor Suspended After Criticism of Dan Patrick
AP Photo/Eric Gay Joy Alonzo, an expert in the opioid epidemic, delivered a lecture to students at Texas A&M University where she is a professor, and by the time she got home, she found out she was in “big trouble.” One of the students was the daughter of Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, who served for six years in the Texas Senate with current Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who backed her run for her current position. During the lecture, Buc…
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