Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities

https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-gender-ideology-ban 🔗

Ryan Adamczeski (14 Nov 2025)

The Texas A&M University System has banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in classrooms as part of the state's ongoing crackdown on free speech in higher education.

The Texas A&M Board of Regents approved on Thursday new policies for its 12 universities that mandate "no academic course within the System may teach race or gender ideology or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, unless the course and its materials are approved in advance by a university president."

"Texas A&M's new policy — requiring government pre-approval for curricula about race, gender, and LGBTQ+ topics — is misguided, discriminatory, and an insult to academic freedom," Chloe Kempf, staff attorney at the ACLU of Texas, told The Advocate. "The freedom to learn, teach, and explore is what makes Texas universities strong and prepares our students for their futures. Texas A&M should immediately rescind its policy and instead allow for the uncensored exploration of all ideas on its campuses."

The decision comes shortly after a professor at Texas A&M University went viral last month when a student in her literature class objected to her correct statement that there are more than two genders, resulting in her being fired and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the head of the English department being removed from their administrative positions. The professor, Melissa McCoul, is currently appealing and considering her legal options.

[Lori Dee ✅]

The difference between "education" and "indoctrination".

[Susan ✅]

Texas A&M should lose all of their accreditation.