Texas Tech University will close all Gender and Sexuality programs, a decision that puts student-affecting academic and support structures into immediate flux. The announcement arrives amid broader campus climate tensions in higher education, including ongoing disputes over how universities manage speech, student organizing, and institutional responsibility. In parallel, the administration also removed immigration judges who had blocked deportation cases tied to high-profile pro-Palestinian student protests. Together, the items point to a governance environment where student-centered programming and student rights claims can quickly become points of institutional and federal intervention. For affected students, the main near-term risk is continuity—loss of course offerings, advising, and student support—alongside heightened uncertainty about how campus policies will evolve in response to external political pressure.