"The impetus is clear: Texas A&M University fired a professor, demoted two administrators and pushed out its president after conservative politicians lambasted the institution for a lesson on gender identity in a children's literature class. Their criticism hinged on the fact that the topic was not reflected in the brief course catalog description for the class. Before he resigned, Texas A&M president Mark Welsh ordered an audit of all courses at the flagship campus,"
"Other systems soon followed. On Sept. 29, University of North Texas system chancellor Michael Williams instructed the president of each institution to "conduct an expedited review of their academic courses and programs-including a complete syllabus review to ensure compliance with all current applicable state and federal laws, executive orders, and court orders," he wrote in a letter. The review is due Jan. 1."
""The Board has called for immediate and decisive steps to ensure that what happened this week will not be repeated," the regents wrote in a statement posted on X. "To that end, the Regents have asked the Chancellor to audit every course and ensure full compliance with applicable laws.""
Conservative Texas politicians have targeted faculty who teach about gender identity, prompting officials at six public university systems to order reviews of curriculum, syllabi and course descriptions. Texas A&M fired a professor, demoted two administrators and saw its president pushed out after criticism over a lesson on gender identity that was not reflected in a brief course catalog entry. Texas A&M leadership ordered an audit of all courses, and the Board of Regents expanded that audit systemwide. Other systems, including the University of North Texas and the University of Texas system, have issued expedited syllabus and course reviews to ensure legal compliance and alignment with regent priorities.
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