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Texas A&M announced it will discontinue its women’s and gender studies degree program due to low enrollment and cost, tying the decision to a campus-wide course review sparked by a viral incident over gender-content material; six undergraduate courses were canceled under a policy restricting race and gender discussions, with current students allowed to finish their programs over six semesters but no new admissions.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer fired after a viral video about gender identity, despite a faculty panel's finding that her dismissal was unjustified. The university system upheld her termination, citing 'good cause,' amid ongoing debates over academic freedom and curriculum restrictions related to gender and sexuality topics.
Texas universities are experimenting with AI to review and revise courses discussing race and gender, aiming for transparency and accountability amid political controversy. However, experts warn these AI systems are unreliable for content analysis and may shift control from faculty to administrators, raising concerns about academic freedom and the effectiveness of such tools.