“We cannot have just one perspective in the classroom. Then there’s nothing to discuss. There’s nothing to learn. It’s indoctrination. It’s Soviet-style education.”

Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato

The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about race & gender. Administrators told a philosophy professor to cut some lessons on Plato to comply.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/tamu-plato-race-gender.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C1A.B7Pj.VH_GLfqHk_3a&smid=url-share

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Texas A&M Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato Because of Gender Rules

The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about race and gender. Administrators told a philosophy professor to cut some lessons on Plato to comply.

The New York Times