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The president of Texas A&M University has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled over criticism of her diversity and inclusion work.

The president of Texas A&M University has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled over criticism of her diversity and inclusion work.

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The president of Texas A&M University has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled over criticism of her diversity and inclusion work.

The president of Texas A&M University has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses unraveled over criticism of her diversity and inclusion work.

President Katherine Banks said she was retiring immediately because “negative press has become a distraction.”

Texas A&M University on Friday announced the resignation of its president after a Black journalist said her celebrated hiring at one of the nation's largest campuses quickly...

According to the university, of its 4,062 faculty members, 2,156, or 53%, are white, and 139, or 3%, are Black.

Texas A&M University on Friday announced the resignation of its president in the fallout over a Black journalist who said her celebrated hiring at one of the nation’s largest campuses quickly unraveled due to pushback over her past work promoting diversity. President Katherine Banks said in a resignation letter that she was retiring immediately because…

Texas A&M students and alumni lament the missed opportunity to revive the university’s journalism program and provide students with valuable mentorship.