"The content of the course was the reason for the dismissal and not the stated reason: failure of academic responsibility,"
"Given the timeline of dismissal, the political pressure brought to bear, and statements by Regents that the course content was illegal, President Welsh's assertion that the firing was for failure of academic responsibility appears pretextual."
"largely unrelated to academic freedom."
A Texas A&M faculty council found that instructor Melissa McCoul had her academic freedom violated and that former president Mark Welsh flouted proper termination processes. McCoul was dismissed in September after a viral classroom confrontation over a gender identity lesson in a children’s literature course, and McCoul is appealing the termination. The documented justification claimed course content did not match the catalog description, but the council concluded that claim was false and that course content prompted the firing. Vice Provost Blanca Lupiani rejected the council’s conclusions, saying the council acted outside its charge and the complaint was never assigned to it. University rules require departmental charges, dean approval, and a notice with five business days to respond, yet Welsh requested an immediate dismissal on Sept. 9.
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