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Texas A&M University acknowledged on Thursday that top university officials, fearing criticism from conservatives, had made “significant mistakes” in their failed effort to hire a prominent Black professor to run the university’s journalism program. It said it had reached a $1 million settlement with the professor, Kathleen McElroy.
The university released a report by its general counsel that casts an unfavorable light on the behind-the-scenes discussions over Dr. McElroy’s hiring, revealing that university officials had pushed for a delay in Dr. McElroy’s hiring until after the state legislative session adjourned, fearing a possible backlash from conservative lawmakers. Then, following complaints about her hiring from university regents, they changed the terms of her contract. A university report found that fears of a conservative backlash botched the effort to hire a Black professor, Kathleen McElroy, to run its journalism program.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/texas-am-mcelroy-settlement.html
The university released a report by its general counsel that casts an unfavorable light on the behind-the-scenes discussions over Dr. McElroy’s hiring, revealing that university officials had pushed for a delay in Dr. McElroy’s hiring until after the state legislative session adjourned, fearing a possible backlash from conservative lawmakers. Then, following complaints about her hiring from university regents, they changed the terms of her contract. A university report found that fears of a conservative backlash botched the effort to hire a Black professor, Kathleen McElroy, to run its journalism program.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/us/texas-am-mcelroy-settlement.html