Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings
Texas A&M fired a professor and removed administrators after a student challenged course content on gender identity, prompting a Department of Justice probe and political backlash.
- Texas A&M University fired a professor and removed senior staff after a student criticized a gender ideology lesson in a children’s literature course, as announced by President Mark A. Welsh III.
- The content of the course was flagged for not aligning with standard curriculum, prompting Texas A&M's president, Mark A. Welsh III, to take action.
- Changes will be made to prevent such content in future semesters, according to Welsh, who insisted that course offerings must align with catalog descriptions.
- Following these events, Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, stated that the situation at Texas A&M is deeply concerning and pledged to look into it.
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Texas A&M Fires Leftist Professor Who Lashed Out At Student Over Politics
Texas A&M President Mark Welsh announced on Tuesday that he directed the school’s provost to fire an English professor who pushed leftist ideas on gender and sex during a children’s literature course over the summer.In a statement posted on social media and the university’s website, Welsh also announced that the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Head of the English Department would be removed from their administrative positions. T…
Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals
Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III announced Tuesday evening that a professor teaching a children’s literature course at the center of a viral recording was fired and that the university would conduct a full audit of its courses. The announcement came after a video circulated online Monday showing a student confronting a professor over LGBTQ-related content in the class, sparking backlash from Rep…
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