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Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities

A Tale of Two Presidencies | Texas A&M Caught Up In Culture Wars

March 18 · 27 min · Season 5 · Episode 2 · 39.7 MB
0:00-27:32

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The story of Mark Welsh III, the beloved president of Texas A&M who was dramatically forced out as part of a conservative backlash to academic freedom in higher ed.


Read Kate and Nico's Reporting: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired/
Read Jessica Priest's Reporting on Melissa McCoul's firing: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/texas-a-m-welsh-firing-professor-gender-mccoul/


For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts