Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’ crosshairs will stay

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Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’ crosshairs will stay

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune July 28, 2025 “Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’ crosshairs will stay” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essent…

Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’…

In an interview with the Tribune, Chancellor Glenn Hegar also said he would prioritize student outcomes over big projects and skirted questions about diversity and academic freedom.

Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’ crosshairs will stay - Open Campus

When Glenn Hegar was first admitted to Texas A&M University as a teenager, he decided not to go. The College Station school felt like too big a leap from his small, rural hometown of Hockley. A first-generation student who only knew life on a rice farm, he chose to start at North Harris Montgomery Community College District, now known as Lone Star College. He transferred to Texas A&M a year later when he felt ready for the move. At the time, he …