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Texas A&M Ends Women’s and Gender Studies, Cancels Six Classes After Syllabus Review

The move follows a regents rule restricting instruction on “race or gender ideology” in core courses.

Overview

  • Officials said roughly 5,400 syllabi were reviewed, hundreds were modified, and six classes were canceled across four colleges, with advisors ensuring affected students can still graduate on time.
  • Deans sent 54 courses to top administrators for decisions, and the interim president granted 48 written exceptions.
  • Leaders cited limited enrollment and stewardship of public funds in ending the women’s and gender studies degrees and certificate, with a teach‑out allowing current students up to six semesters to finish.
  • More than 300 students, faculty and alumni rallied in College Station, and faculty groups criticized the changes as censorship that chills academic freedom.
  • Faculty and media accounts described directives to remove LGBTQ‑themed materials and some Plato excerpts, though officials said at least a dozen courses will still teach Plato.