Queer Lit CatsJul 22, 2023
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Texas A&M President Resigns After Botched Recruitment of Black Journalism Professor https://jezebel.com/texas-a-m-president-resigns-after-botched-recruitment-o-1850664062 #Jezebel #diversityequityandinclusion #entertainmentculture #joseluisbermudez #kathleenmcelroy #texastribune #gregabbott #education #joseluis #mcelroy
Texas A&M President Resigns After Botched Recruitment of Black Journalism Professor

Amid conservative backlash, the university board slowly chipped away at Kathleen McElroy's offer—but president Katherine Banks claimed she was not involved.

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Show threadPaul SchoeJul 22, 2023

The hiring of #KathleenMcElroy in June resulted in the resignation of Texas #AMUniversity president #katherinebanks.

Thanks @Beeks for the good 7-line summary of the absurd way that culture wars develop with the current GOP and media.

@NPR

Queer Lit CatsJul 21, 2023
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Texas A&M President Resigns After Botched Recruitment of Black Journalism Professor https://jezebel.com/texas-a-m-president-resigns-after-botched-recruitment-o-1850664062 #Jezebel #diversityequityandinclusion #entertainmentculture #joseluisbermudez #kathleenmcelroy #texastribune #gregabbott #education #joseluis #mcelroy
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 11, 2023

Texas A&M recruited a UT professor to revive its journalism program, then watered down the offer after ‘DEI hysteria’
The university celebrated its decision to hire Kathleen McElroy to revive its journalism program. She says she’s staying at UT after she felt judged because of her race and gender
https://19thnews.org/2023/07/texas-am-kathleen-mcelroy-dei-concerns-journalism/

Diversity, equity, and inclusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion

#TexasAandM #SystemicRacism #CultureWars #DEI #KathleenMcElroy #UniversityofTexas

MagpieblogJul 11, 2023

Right-wingers have torpedoed the hiring of a prominent black journalist to re-boot the journalism program at Texas A&M. Her crime? Too 'woke.'

' “I feel damaged by this entire process,” said [Kathleen] McElroy ... “I’m being judged by race, maybe gender. And I don’t think other folks would face the same bars or challenges....." '

#Texas #journalism #KathleenMcElroy #DEIHysteria

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/11/texas-a-m-kathleen-mcelroy-journalism/

Texas A&M recruited a UT professor to revive its journalism program, then backtracked after “DEI hysteria”

The university celebrated its decision to hire Kathleen McElroy to revive its journalism program. She says she’s staying at UT after she felt judged because of her race and gender.

The Texas Tribune