COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KLTV) – Texas A&M University is reviewing dozens of courses to decide if they need to be modified or removed due to content that advocate for “race and gender ideologies” as classes began Monday.
On Wednesday, the Texas Tribune reported that they obtained emails of university administrators telling faculty that nearly 200 courses could be impacted. Additional emails detail various courses either losing core credit status, being restructured or modified, or being cancelled entirely. The changes happened, and may continue to happen, as classes were days away from beginning.
The reviews follow changes in both state law and Texas A&M’s policies regarding content involving race and gender discussions. Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 37 in September, which, among other changes to university administration, requires all “institutions of higher education” to create a “general education review committee” that annually reviews core curriculum. According to text in the bill, reviews must consider if courses:
“Are foundational and fundamental to a sound postsecondary education.”“Are necessary to prepare students for civic and professional life.”“Equip students for participation in the workforce and in the betterment of society.”“Do not endorse specific public policies, ideologies, or legislation.”
Since those changes were made, Texas A&M began updating their own university policies, with the president of the university now required to sign-off on courses containing material advocating for “race and gender ideologies.”
The removal and modification of courses is sparking criticism, with Dr. Leonard Bright, a professor who leads the Texas A&M chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) says the changes go far beyond the requirements of SB 37.
“We see these kinds of efforts to limit our discussions and to censor them, and even more damaging, to basically give us talking points for what we can and can’t say in our classrooms,” said Dr. Bright in an interview with our sister station KBTX. “Texas A&M is going to serve as an example of what happens when a university turns back on its commitment to higher education, to providing a broad deep knowledge to our students.”
As of this morning, no public statements have been made by Texas A&M University officials on the modification and removal of courses. In a statement to KBTX, university administrators say they aim to finish the course reviews by Friday, which is the deadline for students to add and drop courses without penalty.
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