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Texas A&M Limits Classroom Discussions on Race and Gender

11/20/2025

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Texas A&M University System has issued two policies restricting discussions of race, gender ideology, and sexual orientation in classrooms.
The policies require prior approval for course materials on these topics and mandate adherence to an approved syllabus.
Critics say the measures curb academic freedom and could hinder essential discussions, including the Holocaust, and backlash followed a viral gender-identity video prompting resignations and firings.

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Texas A&M University System has issued two policies restricting discussions of race, gender ideology, and sexual orientation in classrooms.
The policies require prior approval for course materials on these topics and mandate adherence to an approved syllabus.
Critics say the measures curb academic freedom and could hinder essential discussions, including the Holocaust, and backlash followed a viral gender-identity video prompting resignations and firings.