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Texas A&M suspended professor Joy Alonzo after she allegedly criticized Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture about the opioid crisis in Texas.
The suspension of professor Joy Alonzo raises questions about the extent of political interference in higher education.
The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.
An email included a “formal censure” of Alonzo, although it did not specify what she said that was offensive.
Joy Alonzo, a respected opioid expert, was in a panic.