Texas A&M University marked its hiring of Kathleen McElroy with great fanfare — balloons, a banner and a signing ceremony
Former Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences José Luis Bermúdez, left, welcomes Kathleen McElroy as the Department of Communication and Journalism's director of journalism at a ceremony in front of A&M's Academic Building, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in College Station, Texas.
While the law is supposed to exempt academics and admissions, many are concerned it could be broadly applied — chilling free speech in the classroom.“We were supposed to maintain our academic freedom around these issues but the McElroy situation shows that in fact those are not safe either,” said Karma Chavez, a professor and department chair of Mexican American and Latino/a Studies at UT-Austin.
McElroy said in a statement that she was “deeply grateful” for the outpouring of support from current and former students, as well as “Aggies of all majors.” “Aggie” is a nickname adopted by Texas A&M for its students, who it referred to as “Farmers” until the 1920s.The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents met Sunday in an hourslong executive session to approve “potential” negotiations of a settlement with McElroy.
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