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- Texas A&M University removed sections of Plato's Symposium from a required philosophy course due to ideology rules on gender and race.
- Professor Martin Peterson of Texas A&M University, who has taught for nearly 30 years, was forced to cut material or face reassignment.
- The decision sparked debates over academic freedom and state influence on curricula.
- Texas A&M says it will teach Plato's works elsewhere, but core classes must follow restrictions.
