Texas A&M University has gotten a lot of attention this past year, and not the kind most institutions would want. First, it hired away Kathleen McElroy, an esteemed Black journalist and A&M alumna, from the University of Texas at Austin and then basically unhired her at the behest of some conservative donors, prompting the university’s president to resign and leading to a $1 million settlement. Then it suspended a pharmacy professor for allegedly criticizing Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick—a violation of academic freedom that was denounced nationally. On top of all that, A&M fired head coach Jimbo Fisher in November—two years after he received a $95 million contract. It’s all enough to try the patience of even the most loyal Aggies. In light of these self-inflicted…
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