Resuming the bonfire was “not in the interest” of Texas A&M, said school President Mark Welsh III.
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Resuming the bonfire was “not in the interest” of Texas A&M, said school President Mark Welsh III.
Protesting students and staff want to draw attention to public university investments in companies supporting Israel, even if divestment is unlikely in Texas.
A university system regent has sought input from the victims’ families about restoring the tradition, which was suspended after the 1999 tragedy.
The Texas A&M Board cited heightened instability in the Middle East as the reason to end its contract with the Qatar Foundation to run the branch campus.
College Station did not immediately say how much it will pay Elko.
The judge tossed the suit after the university argued a new state law that will go into effect in January, Senate Bill 17, already prohibits preferential treatment in hiring at public universities.
The guidance asks universities in the system to avoid using the acronym DEI on their websites and walk a fine line between organizing events that “support diversity in a general way” but don’t “promote preferential treatment of any particular group.”
A poll conducted by the Council of Principal Investigators, an elected group of faculty who help oversee research activity at the school, found respondents distrust the president’s decision making since she took the helm nearly two years ago.
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has directed leaders of its 11 universities and eight agencies to stop asking job candidates for statements about their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their applications.
A University of Texas at Austin professor has sued Texas A&M University claiming a new faculty fellowship program discriminates against white and Asian male candidates.
The student newspaper will continue as an online-only news organization after the spring semester.
Universities across Texas and nationwide are seeing an increase in online cheating since the start of the pandemic, as students take more virtual courses and test remotely with less supervision.