Cesar Malave News Today

Following the announcement of Texas A&M-Qatar’s future closure, the A&M Faculty Senate met with A&M-Qatar senators to share their disappointment.  On Feb. 8, the A&M Board of Regents voted to close A&M’s branch campus in Qatar by 2028. The closure will be a four-year process to allow current students to finish their degrees.  Qatar campus...

Texas A&M’s Board of Regents voted to shutter its long-standing, hugely profitable branch campus in the Gulf country. Are accusations of Hamas ties to blame? The Texas A&M system Board of Regents voted last Thursday to close their branch campus in Doha, Qatar. No incoming class will be admitted for this fall, according to a system spokesperson, and the campus will cease operations by 2028.

Between Zoom meetings and as late as 9 p.m., Texas A&M University at Qatar Dean César O. Malavé treks across Doha to visit the homes of May graduates. Joined by two other employees – one drives, the other navigates – Malavé arrives to an enthusia