Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh is to step down from his position, the school announced.
Sept. 18 Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh is to step down from his position, the school announced, making him the latest university executive to lose their job amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on left-leaning ideology being taught at education institutions.
The resignation of Welsh, a distinguished four-star Air Force pilot and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be effective Friday at 5 p.m., Texas A&M University System Chancellor Glenn Hegar announced Thursday.
«President Welsh is a man of honor who has led Texas A&M with selfless dedication», Hegar said in a statement.
«We are grateful for his service and contributions. At the same time, we agree that now is the right moment to make a change and to position Texas A&M for continued excellence in the years ahead.»
Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison, a Republican, celebrated Welsh’s resignation online, stating: «WE DID IT!»
«As the first elected official to call for him to be fired, this news is welcome, although over due. Now. END ALL EDI AND LGBTQ INDOCTRINATION IN TEXAS!!»
Welsh’s resignation comes on the heels of the school being pulled into a scandal around a professor discussing gender and sexuality in children’s literature during a children’s literature course.
On Wednesday, Harrison had shared an uncorroborated video of a student filming herself in a Texas A&M University classroom arguing with her professor, Melissa McCoul.
