Overview
- The American Association of University Professors and four faculty members filed a federal suit Monday in Houston seeking an injunction to stop the Texas A&M University System policy and to reinstate courses canceled under the rule.
- The system policy bars professors from 'advocating' defined 'race ideology' or 'gender ideology,' forbids those topics in core classes, and requires presidential written approval for some non-core and graduate instruction.
- Plaintiffs say the policy omits a definition of 'advocacy,' gives administrators wide discretion, and has prompted systemwide syllabus reviews that led to material removals and course cancellations.
- The complaint cites examples such as removal of Plato passages and the film Moonlight and the end or restriction of programs and classes, while Texas A&M says it will vigorously defend the rule and highlights that six courses were canceled in spring after reviews.
- The case joins a similar suit against Texas Tech and could force courts to decide whether public‑university classroom teaching is protected faculty speech or the employer’s speech, a ruling that would shape curricular control across the state’s 12‑campus system.