Texas A&M regents could offer a settlement to the journalism professor at center of hiring controversy

Date:

July 31, 2023

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will meet Sunday to authorize the university to negotiate a potential settlement with Kathleen McElroy, a Black University of Texas at Austin journalism professor, who turned down a position at A&M after the university changed her job offer under pressure from conservative groups.

The Board of Regents also plans to appoint an interim president for A&M, according to an agenda for the July 30 special meeting, which is open to the public.

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Texas A&M regents could offer a settlement to the journalism professor at center of hiring controversy

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