After Gov. Greg Abbott caught wind that Texas A&M University was participating in a DEI-related conference, the university reversed course and pulled out.

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Texas A&M follows Gov. Abbott's orders to pull out of DEI program

Texas A&M University canceled a trip to a conference that excludes whites and Asians after Republican Texas Gov. Abbott threatened the job of the school's president, Fox News reported.Conservative investigative writer Christopher Rufo posted Monday on X that "Texas A&M is sponsoring a trip t...

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Greg Abbott throws down threat over Texas A&M trip to event that excludes whites, Asians. Soon school has change of heart.

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Texas A&M University canceled an upcoming conference trip after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott discovered that only white and Asian students were not eligible to attend.On Monday, activist Christopher Rufo posted an image of the university promoting the PhD Project’s Annual Conference in Chicago, specifying that the conference is "designed for historically underrepresented individuals considering business doctorial studies." Specifically, only blac…

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Texas A&M Cancels Conference Trip Excluding White And Asian Students After Gov. Abbott Threat

Texas A&M University is in legal and political trouble. It faces threats of civil rights liability, the loss of federal funding, and the firing of its president, Mark Welsh III, all because its general counsel, Ray Bonilla, gave the university legal advice that he should have known was unsound. Journalist-activist Chris Rufo revealed on X that Texas A&M University is sponsoring employees’ travel to a racially segregated diversity, equity, and in…

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Busted! And another win for X being used to expose corruption. Texas A&M University had to cancel their plans for a conference trip after Governor Greg Abbott caught them violating the DEI ban. The university had been sponsoring attendance at the PhD Project’s Annual Conference. They said it was for “underrepresented individuals.” You know, the... The post Texas Univ Caught Violating DEI Ban: Cancels anti-White and anti-Asian Conference appeared…

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Texas Univ Caught Violating DEI Ban: Cancels anti-White and anti-Asian Conference

The national conservative activist wrote on social media that a student recruiting conference violates the state’s DEI ban because it excludes whites and Asians. Governor Abbott then threatened to fire the A&M president. Texas A&M University said this week it’s no longer sending representatives to a conference aimed at recruiting prospective minority doctoral students after online accusations and threats—including from the governor.

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Texas A&M won’t attend conference after Rufo, Abbott posts

President Mark Welsh has canceled university participation in a DEI conference after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to fire him. The post Texas A&M President Backtracks on Sponsoring DEI Conference After Gov. Pressure appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

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After backlash, Texas A&M withdraws from conference excluding white and Asian attendees

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III announced in a late-night Monday email to Mays Business School faculty and staff that it pulled out of a business recruiting conference after Gov. Greg Abbott said it violated Senate Bill 17, the state’s anti-DEI law.  “While the proper process for reviewing and approving attendance at such events was followed, I don’t believe we fully considered the spirit of our state law in making the initial decision to …

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Texas A&M University pulled the brakes on an upcoming conference trip after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott discovered that only applicants of a particular race could attend. On Monday, conservative activist Christopher Rufo posted an image of the university promoting the PhD Project’s Annual Conference in Chicago. The application specified that the conference is “designed for historically underrepresented individuals considering business doctorial …

Texas A&M follows Gov. Abbott's orders to pull out of DEI program

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