"The Texas A&M University System has banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in classrooms as part of the state's ongoing crackdown on free speech in higher education. The Texas A&M Board of Regents approved on Thursday new policies for its 12 universities that mandate "no academic course within the System may teach race or gender ideology or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, unless the course and its materials are approved in advance by a university president.""
"The decision comes shortly after a professor at Texas A&M University went viral last month when a student in her literature class objected to her correct statement that there are more than two genders, resulting in her being fired and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the head of the English department being removed from their administrative positions. The professor, Melissa McCoul, is currently appealing and considering her legal options."
Texas A&M University System implemented a policy banning professors from teaching race or gender ideology and topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity in courses without prior approval from a university president. The Board of Regents applied the policy across the system's 12 universities. The move followed the firing of a literature professor after a student objected to her statement that there are more than two genders; the professor is appealing and considering legal action. The University of Texas System launched audits of courses for transgender-related content. Texas maintains a K-12 "Don't Say Gay" law that bans mentioning sexual orientation and gender identity and outlaws LGBTQ+ student clubs, while federal actions have targeted DEI and affirmed a two-sex framework.
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