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.