A Texas A&M University at College Station professor resigned after being banned from teaching an excerpt from Plato’s Symposium in an introductory philosophy course. Martin Peterson—who also chairs Texas A&M’s Academic Freedom Council—said the situation reflected ongoing restrictions tied to the university system’s 2025 Board of Regents policy limiting what faculty can teach on race and gender. Peterson accepted an endowed chair at Southern Methodist University, a private institution, which he said will protect his ability to teach without state overreach. He described revising, censoring, and eliminating slides even after the initial prohibition—arguing the policy continues beyond a single content dispute. The resignation also followed what Peterson characterized as broader faculty exits in the philosophy department due to censorship concerns. His departure underscores how compliance requirements can affect course content, faculty workloads, and institutional hiring/retention. The case remains a live test for universities balancing state policy demands with faculty academic freedom and constitutional protections in the classroom.