Texas public universities are tightening oversight of course content on race, gender and sexual orientation. Faculty and students warn the changes could weaken academic freedom and hurt faculty recruitment.

After the video fueled outrage, a professor was fired and two college leaders removed from their administrative roles for approving content inconsistent with the course's description.

Officials with Texas A&M, State University System of Florida, University System of Georgia, University of Tennessee System, University of North Carolina System and University of South Carolina System will create a new agency to accredit them. They are calling the new body the Commission for Public Higher Education.

The longest-serving chief executive of any public university announced he will be retiring and Southern Methodist University will be looking for a new president for the first time since 1995.