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The policy, which was implemented in late 2025 & requires extensive syllabi review, has resulted in prohibitions on everything from the Oscar-winning film “Moonlight” to Plato’s writings on gender. Faculty impacted by this policy work throughout the TAMU System, which includes 12 universities. 2

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The complaint argues that the censorship policy governing Texas A&M is unconstitutionally vague & violates the First Amendment by discriminating against certain viewpoints. 3

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“My ethics course was canceled for noncompliance w/ a draconian censorship policy. The chilling effect of this is immeasurable & poisons the very soul of what a university should be: a place where ideas are roam free & debate is uninhibited by political winds.” — Leonard Bright, Texas A&M AAUP. 4

chronicle.com‘What Are We Even Doing Here?': New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Race and Gender Topics at Texas A&MPlaintiffs included four faculty members whose courses were canceled or not offered.
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“By embarking on a campaign of censorship, Texas A&M has abdicated its responsibility to support students’ right to learn & faculty’s right to teach. A university that censors Plato & other texts abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, & the public trust.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP president 5

aaup.orgAAUP President Todd Wolfson: An Institution That Censors Plato is Not a Serious Institution of Higher LearningCensoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. Barring a foundational philosopher who is a cornerstone of Western thought because his work touches on race or ge...