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Texas A&M University announced Friday that its president has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring unraveled over pushback over her diversity...

After a week of turmoil over the botched hiring of a Black journalist to revive the Texas A&M University journalism department, M. Katherine Banks has resigned as the university’s president. Mark A. Welsh III, dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, will serve as acting president. Banks’ resignation is effective immediately. In a letter sent to A&M System Chancellor John Sharp Thursday evening, Banks wrote, “The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it...

Following a hiring controversy, Dean Mark Welsh has been appointed as the acting president of Texas A&M University.

Texas A&M University announced Friday that its president has resigned after a Black journalist’s celebrated hiring unraveled over pushback over her diversity...

M. Katherine Banks said that the negative attention over the journalism director, Kathleen McElroy, was a distraction for Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country.

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.

President Katherine Banks said the mishandled hire of Kathleen McElroy, who sparked concern about her research on DEI practices, was a distraction.

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.

Texas A&M University President Katherine Banks is resigning amid the fallout from the recent failed woke hiring of former New York Times editor and DEI proponent Kathleen McElroy.

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.