Overview

• President Mark A. Welsh III said the College of Arts and Sciences dean and the English department head were removed from their administrative roles, with future employment status unspecified.
• The undated video, confirmed as authentic by a Texas A&M official, captures a student objecting to gender-identity content and the professor telling her to leave the class.
• Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, called the videos deeply concerning and said the division would look into the incident.
• Welsh emphasized course-content alignment with published descriptions, a stance echoed by Chancellor Glenn Hegar, who said early reviews indicate the professor failed to follow prior instructions.
• The professor at the center of the video has not been fired as investigations proceed, while Republican officials, including state Rep. Brian Harrison and Governor Greg Abbott, press for further action.