Campus controversies over course content and dismissal processes continued to test institutions’ governance frameworks. At Texas A&M, the Faculty Council concluded that an instructor’s immediate dismissal for teaching gender-identity material violated academic freedom and bypassed required termination procedures, accusing the former president of acting pretextually amid political pressure. In Indiana, a lecturer was removed pending investigation under the state’s intellectual-diversity law after showing a graphic, raising questions about how new state statutes intersect with faculty speech protections. These cases underscore escalating political and legal scrutiny over classroom content, the role of shared governance, and procedural protections for faculty.