Posted on January 16, 2025

Texas A&M Axes Trip to Race-Exclusionary Event After Gov. Abbott Threatens to Fire University President

Elad Vaida, Campus Reform, January 16, 2025

Texas A&M University recently canceled a planned upcoming trip to a conference that excludes participants of certain races after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to kick out the school’s president.

The event in question is the PhD Project’s Annual Conference, set to take place March 20-21, which excludes white and Asian participants from joining, as revealed by anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activist Christopher Rufo.

Rufo also shared an email from a Texas A&M official offering a chance to “faculty or advanced PhD students” to attend the conference.

Following Rufo’s revelation, Gov. Abbott took to X on Monday, writing: “Hell, no. It’s against Texas law and violates the US Constitution. It will be fixed immediately or the president will soon be gone.”

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