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Mark A. Welsh III was unanimously approved as interim president of Texas A&M University at a special meeting on Sunday. Welsh was previously named acting president by Chancellor John Sharp on July 21.

On July 31, Texas A&M Interim President Mark A. Welsh III invited students and staff to a public meeting before the upcoming academic year.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted unanimously Sunday evening to make acting President Mark A. Welsh III the interim-president of its flagship university, 10 days after former

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The system’s board also plans to formally appoint an interim president after Katherine Banks resigned last week following news that the school changed its job offer to Kathleen McElroy, a Black journalism professor, after outcries from conservative groups.

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

Texas A&Ms Board of Regents are expected to negotiate a potential settlement of claims with Kathleen McElroy during a special meeting Sunday night in light of her botched hiring earlier

Faculty members are worried about the future of Texas A&M after controversies over politicization of higher education.

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

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