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Texas A&M president cancels trip to conference excluding white, Asian students after Gov. Abbott threat

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to fire the president of Texas A&M University after it was revealed that the institution was sponsoring student travel to a conference that excluded white and Asian students.  #Texas #DEI #TexasAM #GregAbbott

TexasA&Mpresidentcancelstriptoconferenceexcludingwhite,AsianstudentsafterGov.AbbottthreatByCPStaff,Friday,January17,2025AnentrancetoTexasA&MUniversity.TexasA&MUniversityisapublicresearchuniversitylocatedinCollegeStation,Texas.|GettyImagesTexasGov.GregAbbottthreatenedtofirethepresidentofTexasA&MUniversityafteritwasrevealedthattheinstitutionwassponsoringstudenttraveltoaconferencethatexcludedwhiteandAsianstudents.  ThePhDProject’sAnnualConference,heldinChicago,Illinois,isspecificallydesignedfor“historicallyunderrepresentedindividualsconsideringbusinessdoctoralstudies.”Theevent,whichpromotesdiversity,equityandinclusion(DEI),explicitlylimitedeligibilitytonon-white,non-Asianstudents. ThecontroversybeganonMondaywhenactivistChristopherRufoshare