The NAACP and CBC are calling for boycotts over attacks on voting rights and representation. No one who values diversity, academic freedom, and the freedom to learn should attend or play in Texas A&M athletics until the university ends censorship of race, gender, and sexuality in courses.

TAMU System Year-in-Review Zoom Event to Feature Faculty, Students, Alumni, and Community Voices **WHEN: Thursday, May 21, 2026 **WHERE: Zoom: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

There should no longer be any doubt about where Texas A&M’s new President stands when it comes to defending academic freedom and students’ right to learn.

This is good news for free speech rights in Texas. Professors should not lose their jobs because administrators and politicians disagree with their opinions. Isn’t this a basic American value?

“The American system of higher ed has become the most successful, envied, prosperous & democratic system of higher ed in the history of the world. We are here witnessing the death of one of those institutions. This isn't a death of natural causes. Academic freedom at Texas Tech has been murdered.”

Conservative “civic centers” are being embedded in public universities to normalize a right-wing version of U.S. history & political thought in order to produce the kinds of knowledge that some politicians & ideologues would prefer. “This civics curriculum is really just propaganda.” #AcademicSky

Ken Burns’ defense of academic freedom and opposition to censorship is commendable. Where are the Democrats, Republicans, and others who claim to support the freedom to learn? Most Americans oppose censorship and political interference in education. This should be a no-brainer. chroni.cl/4cUyqA2

Topics are being restricted. Political pressure is rising. And fear is doing the rest. Fear of losing jobs. Fear of stalled careers. Fear of retaliation. These fears are real—but silence has consequences too. Professors let's push back! youtube.com/shorts/ckhkG...

NEW today in the New York Times: In the face of unprecedented authoritarian attacks, the AAUP is building a powerful and militant resistance movement in defense of American higher education, the freedom to learn, and our democracy. Join Us!

Across Texas Tech University, University of Texas, and Texas A&M University, restrictions on race, gender, and sexuality aren’t isolated—they’re testing limits. If you value higher ed in Texas, it’s time to act—strategically and with resolve. www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech...?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**  Contact: Dr. Leonard Bright President, AAUP-CS   Strong Student, Faculty, and Community Turnout Marks Successful AAUP-Sponsored Event at Rudder Plaza. See Letter Below 👇

Protest organized by...us! (You're welcome!) #BTHOcensorship

We’re close to 1,000 signatures—help us get there. It will be hand-delivered to Texas A&M leadership and the Board of Regents on Monday. Every signature matters—add your name today and share broadly before we deliver it: alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/co...

Beto O’Rourke was on Texas A&M College Station campus today, and we had a brief conversation about our upcoming rally and its message. He agreed to help amplify our April 20 Academic Freedom Rally and the work we’re doing. He’s a true Texas icon.

Rally for Academic Freedom! April 20 -- 300pm Rudder Plaza, Texas A&M #LetStudentsLearn #BTHOcensorship

TAMU Civil Discourse Symposium: An observation from Janet Dudding (TX HD 14) “Interesting choice of speakers: TX-28 Henry Cuellar, federally indicted & among Trump’s 1800 pardons…… www.instagram.com/p/DXJ9MWsDlu...

“Pro: Not a politician. Years of leadership experience at TAMU Con: No academic experience. Never taught students, spent time in a lab or produced research Will she support the goals of a higher ed institution or continue to remake TAMU into a high school?” — Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP President

Greg Abbott & his billionaire backers are waging culture wars at Texas universities, but @texasaaup.bsky.social & @aft.org members are fighting back! Higher education isn’t some political pawn – it’s many Texans' path to a better life. That’s why union members stand together for academic freedom!📚✊

“They tried to weaken higher education, but instead they built a movement to fight for the future... They can attack our institutions, but they cannot stop our movement….We will not stop until we have the higher education system and the democracy we all deserve.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

On April 20, @TAMU will spend up to $800K on a Mike Pence “Civil Discourse” event—while my Ethics course was canceled for discussing race & gender. You can’t have a dialogue while silencing faculty expertise. Real character tells the truth when it’s inconvenient. April 20, 3 PM — Rudder Fountain.

Great to have @rweingarten.bsky.social and @proftwolf.bsky.social in Austin for the launch of AAUP/AFT’s new platform! Pictured here with Texas AFT’s @zephcapo.bsky.social (left) and @drleonardbright.bsky.social of the @tamu-aaup.bsky.social

Texas’ War on Academic Freedom: What’s at Stake for Our Students? “From banning Plato to firing faculty, Texas A&M is ground zero for political attacks on academic freedom.“ youtube.com/shorts/vQ8l85l…

"Students should be free to make up their own mind, but in order to be free to do so, they must be exposed to different ideas. We can't just expose them to conservative ideology approved by the board of regents or the governor of Texas." — Martin Peterson, Texas A&M AAUP

🔔Texas’s 2023 anti-DEI law SB17 was a harbinger of the dismantling of DEI across the country. This week the Chronicle has tracked attacks + rollbacks on DEI policies and programs at NYU, Yale, Rutgers + the University of Illinois system. What is happening in TX now is headed for your state next.

First Plato—now Dr. Peterson—out the door at Texas A&M! Who’s next? Here is Dr. Peterson’s letter of resignation, which he just shared with the faculty.

Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...

My take on Texas A&M’s Bush School Civil Discourse Symposium: Hard to see this as anything but political theater. You can’t promote “civil discourse” while restricting curriculum and sidelining faculty. Real dialogue requires academic freedom. Join us April 20, 3pm, Rudder Plaza. bit.ly/4sIeZzM

You can’t promote “civil discourse” while silencing discussions of race and gender. That’s not dialogue—that’s censorship. Join us:
📍 Rudder Plaza (on TAMU campus)
🗓 April 20
⏰ 3 PM Stand with AAUP College Station.
#AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #TAMU

No ICE. No war. No Kings. #nokings

We do not have kings in this country. My ethics course was canceled for teaching race & gender. This is about control vs inquiry. Fear vs truth. They can’t silence us. It won’t happen. #AcademicFreedom #NoKings youtu.be/Za5q1PnjYXo?...

Thank you to the Brazos Valley Alliance for the opportunity to discuss the importance of academic freedom and the harm caused by Texas A&M Board of Regents censorship policies. Unfortunately, Texas A&M declined to participate. www.kbtx.com/2026/03/23/b...

The Texas A&M Board of Regents’ claim that they are simply following the will of taxpayers to censor topics on race overlooks a fundamental reality: I am a Black man and a taxpayer, and I do not support the use of my public funds against me, my interests, or my values.

Correction: Indoctrination IS happening at UT. It's just the Board of Regents that's doing it.

TAMU BOR Chair Albritton’s dismissal of Jon Hagler’s defense of academic freedom as merely ‘his opinion’ ignores an obvious reality: his commitment to Texas A&M is measured not just in words, but in millions of dollars invested in the university’s future. www.kbtx.com/2026/02/06/t...

Texas A&M donors are speaking out. They do not support censorship and political interference in the classroom!

Despite the deep confusion on campus among students, faculty, and staff, the Texas A&M Board of Regents continues to repeat its narrative that its embrace of political interference in the classroom is proceeding smoothly and with minimal impact. Their Jedi mind trick is not working on anyone!

You’re invited: This is a great opportunity to hear from our candidates running for Texas House District 14. Feb 20th at 6pm. zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join the Texas A&M Chapter this Friday, Feb. 20th, at 6pm for our first political candidate forum! We have invited all declared candidates in TX HD14 to participate in a conversation on higher education policy and the future of our institutions. mobilize.us/texasaft/eve...

My graduate ethics course at the Bush School of Government was canceled because I refused to censor discussion of how race, gender, and sexuality affect how public servants make life-and-death decisions and equal treatment under the law. Failing to confront that in an ethics course is frightening.

Jon Hagler '58 is again calling out the Texas A&M University Board of Regents over its censorship policies. I stand with him! thebatt.com/opinion/opin...

This should be a warning to anyone who believes academic censorship will stop at social science’s door. Science, Technology Engineering, and Math (STEM) are next on the blocks. When politics controls knowledge, truth will die with the Earth! www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...

This is a travesty. African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin has been one of the best programs in the country. And for historical context, this is explicitly about reversing the gains of student movements in the 60s and 70s. www.statesman.com/news/educati...

PEN America, 36 Organizational Partners, Call on Texas A&M to Rescind Censorship Policies pen.org/pen-america-...

PEN America will be visiting Texas A&M—a timely opportunity to engage one of the nation’s leading defenders of the First Amendment. The visit opens space for meaningful dialogue on academic freedom, free speech, and the university’s role in a democratic society.

Asked if I support DEI. The answer is yes—without hesitation. DEI is about fairness, not politics. Diversity isn’t artificial—it’s fundamental to humanity and essential to our workplaces and universities. youtu.be/mXaZXQjAvqk

TAMU BOR Chair Albritton stated that John Hagler have every right to disagree and be heard, while choking off academic freedom in the classroom, where only his views (and his political tribe) will be allowed; the rest will be censored or canceled out of existence. www.kbtx.com/2026/02/06/t...

Students are getting it said! substack.com/@tamuaa...

Texas A&M’s mission states that it has a historic trust in freedom of inquiry and a commitment to serving a diverse public. But the university’s recent actions tell a very different story. Texas A&M has systematically abandoned its obligation to serve all Texans.k