The Texas A&M System approved a policy requiring pre‑approval for courses that ‘advocate’ race or gender ideologies, following a viral classroom video and a professor’s dismissal. Faculty and governance advocates say the rule restricts academic freedom and forces curricular review at the system level. The change also includes a systemwide course-review process and has sparked protests from campus faculty bodies. Faculty councils and academic freedom groups warn the policy will chill classroom discussion on gender and race, complicate program delivery, and create legal challenges around tenure and shared governance. Administrators argue the measure protects students and aligns curriculum with state law; faculty leaders say it bypasses established curricular review norms.