University ends Women's & Gender Studies program because it's too "woke" - LGBTQ Nation

"Texas A&M University has ended its Women's & Gender Studies program in the wake of a recent policy change limiting discussions of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation in its classes. As the New York Times reports, the independent state university system made the announcement limiting course discussions on January 30. It also announced that six courses have been canceled, while the syllabuses of hundreds of others have been altered to comply with new policies approved by the university system's board of regents."

"In a statement, Texas A&M interim president Tommy Williams said that the Women's & Gender Studies program had been closed due to low enrollment and "the difficulty of bringing the program in compliance with the new system policies," according to the Times. Students already pursuing degrees in the program would be allowed to complete them, Williams added. As the Times notes, all nine members of the board of regents were appointed by the state's anti-LGBTQ+ Gov. Greg Abbott (R)."

"In November, the nine-member board unanimously approved the new policies banning A&M courses from advocating "race and gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity." A separate policy prohibits faculty from teaching material inconsistent with the approved syllabus for each course. Additionally, regents imposed new rules and procedures to audit all course content in the statewide system's 12 schools each semester."

Texas A&M University closed its Women's & Gender Studies program after the university system adopted policies limiting classroom discussions of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The system announced course cancellations and widespread syllabus changes to comply with the new rules. Interim president Tommy Williams cited low enrollment and difficulty complying with the policies and said current students may complete their degrees. The nine-member board approved bans on courses advocating "race and gender ideology" or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, required faculty to adhere to approved syllabuses, and imposed semesterly audits of course content across the 12-school system.

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