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Philosophy professor gives Plato lecture following forced removal of original course materials Professor of Philosophy Martin Peterson, Ph.D., gave an independent lecture on Plato’s “Symposium” and addressed concepts of structural sexism and roles of gender in today’s society at the MSC on Feb. 25. Earlier last month, the specific text was removed from the syllabus of PHIL 111: Contemporary Moral Issues in accordance with A&M’s revisions to...

Martin Peterson once again getting it said!

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Texas A&M carries out 'academic responsibility' for course restrictions Texas A&M can still teach Plato...mostly.

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Texas A&M’s Women’s and Gender Studies Closure Signals a Wider Crackdown on Academic Freedom Texas A&M’s Women’s and Gender Studies Closure Signals a Wider Crackdown on Academic Freedom

The goal is to destroy knowledge....


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Women’s and Gender Studies program supporters speak on elimination of the program Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to the Texas A&M community written by educators and supporters of the Women’s and Gender Studies program.  Although The Battalion is publishing the letter, it does not reflect the official opinion of the publication. The full text of the letter is below:   We write this letter...

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APA Joins Other Organizations in Calling for Texas A&M to Rescind Censorship Policies The American Philosophical Association (APA) has signed onto to a letter by PEN America to the Texas A&M University System Regents “to request that they rescind two policies, passed in fall 2025, that have resulted in the censorship of academic courses across the institution, and the announced closure of the University’s Women’s & Gender Studies Program.” The policies (discussed here, here, and here) are “an unacceptable incursion on the principles of academic freedom that form the well-established bedrock of American universities,” according to the February 10th letter. The APA is one 36 organizations to sign onto the PEN letter. Here’s the text of the letter: Dear Texas A&M University System Regents, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing in defense of academic freedom to request that you rescind the recent changes to Policies 08.01 and 12.01 that have resulted in censorship of course content at Texas A&M, including the cancellation of certain classes and the announced closure of the University’s Women’s & Gender Studies Program. As stewards of the Texas A&M University System, the Regents have the obligation to uphold academic freedom and encourage, rather than stifle, open inquiry in and out of the classroom.  The revisions made in November and December 2025 to Policy 08.01, Civil Rights Protections and Compliance, prohibit academic courses from “advocating race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity.” The campus president may review and exempt “specific non-core curriculum or graduate courses in some disciplines” but only “in limited circumstances upon demonstration of a necessary educational purpose.” Revised Policy 12.01, Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure, prohibits faculty from teaching “material that is inconsistent with the approved syllabus for the course,” with no allowance for flexibility. These policies limit students’ access to course content related to race, gender, and sexual orientation, and constrain professors’ ability to teach effectively by prohibiting instruction responsive to class discussions or current events. National organizations—including PEN America, the AAUP, and FIRE—joined the Texas AAUP-AFT, the Texas AFT, and local stakeholders in raising concerns about the chilling effect of these policies.  Unfortunately, a wave of content restrictions and mandated syllabus revisions has since swept across the Texas A&M System. Courses have been cancelled, including a graduate course on Ethics in Public Policy that was cancelled after the start..

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Reputational fears at Texas A&M amid latest programme cut Critics see the scrapping of the 40-year-old Women’s and Gender Studies programme at Texas A&M University as the latest example of academic inde...

Reputational fears, indeed!


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It's true!

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Fired professor says Texas A&M ‘ran roughshod’ over her rights in new lawsuit Texas A&M University fired former professor Melissa McCoul after a student secretly recorded her discussing gender identity in class.

Roughshod is correct!


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A Few Thoughts on Academic Freedom - Submitted OpEd For over 100 years, Texas A&M University has promoted itself as a champion of free expression, academic excellence, and rigorous inquiry. This...

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Letter shows Texas A&M Regent David Baggett discussed ‘insidious infiltration of DEI’ with Gov. Abbott prior to appointment Prior to David Baggett’s appointment to the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in 2023, he met with Gov. Greg Abbott to discuss “the insidious infiltration of DEI into our universities and the considerable threat it imposes,” according to a handwritten note Baggett addressed to Abbott.  The note, which was signed by Baggett and...

What's really "insidious" here, huh...?


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The BOR should be ashamed....


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Aggie donor: Regents have failed to protect TAMU’s independence Texas A&M donor Jon Hagler says the school’s regents are failing it, threatening academic freedom and kowtowing to politicians.

Indeed, the BOR has failed....


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Students, faculty protest against academic censorship at Texas A&M University Over 200 courses have been flagged or canceled following amendments to A&M’s “Civil Rights Protection” policies to prohibit “race and gender ideology.” Plato is among the authors banned from classrooms as a result of the new policies.

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Fighting for Free Speech at Texas A&M BY AAUP STAFF Following the extreme and widespread censorship of curriculum and courses at Texas A&M University, both the university’s local chapter (AAUP–Texas A&M) and the national AAUP h…

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Statement correcting administrative misinformation....


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Statement correcting administrative misinformation....


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Texas A&M University to end women’s studies under new policy on race and gender teaching - The Times of India The Times of India brings the Latest & Top Breaking News on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Cricket, Sports, Business, Bollywood News and Entertainment, Science, Technology, Health & Fitness news & opinions from leading columnists.

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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender New policies limiting the teaching of race and gender issues led administrators and professors to change hundreds of courses. School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation.

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Shouldn't the Board of Regents be feeling just a little bit of shame right now...?


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Texas A&M University to end women's studies due to new policy on race and gender topics Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program and changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses.

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Texas A&M eliminates women’s and gender studies program University leaders also said six courses were canceled and 48 exceptions were granted under new rules on race and gender.

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