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The university has been rattled by two cases in which university officials were apparently rushed into making faculty employment decisions due to political pressure.

Following news that Texas A&M put professor Joy Alonzo under administrative leave, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee is requesting Chancellor John Sharp to appear at the next faculty senate meeting

In the letter, Speaker Tracy Hammond said the Faculty Senate was "deeply disturbed" by recent findings from a Tuesday Texas Tribune article.

The censure came as some Republican officials seek more control over lessons teachers give students and at a time when some educators warn long-held standards of academic freedom are under

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Texas A&M already lost its president in the wake of a Texas Tribune article on the mishandled hiring of a Black professor. Now, the Tribune connects politics to the investigation of a current professor. On Friday morning, Texas A&M University announced its president had retired, citing the ongoing controversy over A&M mishandling the hiring of a Black professor.

Aww, did the lady hurt his feelings?

Now that right-wingers have forced out a top-notch journalist at my alma mater, I worry that future students won't enjoy the same opportunities I did.

The Texas A&M University System selected an interim president to succeed Texas A&M University-Central Texas President Marc Nigliazzo, who announced his retirement in June.

Joy Alonzo was suspended and investigated after she allegedly criticized Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a lecture on the opioid crisis. Free speech advocates call the probe "blatantly inappropriate."