Dr. Leonard Bright

This is an extra credit opportunity….Democracy in action!

Image shows a bust of Plato with a megaphone. The censorship at Texas A&M is out of control. Classes have been cancelled and professors are being retaliated against for speaking out. It’s time to stand up. Aggies for Academic Freedom!

The censorship at Texas A&M is out of control. Classes have been cancelled & professors are being retaliated against for speaking out. It’s time to stand up.

Join the TAMU community to rally next Thursday!

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Texas A&M University: Administrators Cancel Ethics Class After Professor Voices Opposition to Mandatory Subject Matter Review Professor Leonard Bright pushed back against a university requirement that he submit his planned instruction about race and gender for administrative approval, resulting in the cancellation of his class.

FIRE is paying attention....

Texas A&M groups, students hold media conference Thursday over censorship and class cancellations A media conference Thursday at the Academic Plaza on the Texas A&M campus addresses claims of censorship and class cancellations.

Full live stream of press conference here👇

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"When universities censor topics involving race, gender, sexuality, power & inequity, they are not protecting students. They are underpreparing them. They deprive students of the intellectual tools to become informed citizens."

— Dr. Leonard Bright, AAUP Texas A&M

Students at Texas A&M are left in the dark about nontransparent syllabi review policies, leaving academic paths uncertain when core courses are pulled at the drop of a hat.

"Students deserve transparency. This is our education and our financial investment."

— Leah Tolan, TAMU Sociology undergrad

It was only a matter of time before Texas A&M alumni realized the consequences of censorship on the value and reputation of their degrees.

Now the question is will Texas A&M listen to them.

Where are the critics of Texas A&M...?

Dr. Matt Poling and State Rep. Brian Harrison have been busy commenting from behind their safe spaces, demeaning the actions that Dr. Martin Peterson and I took to expose the consequences of Texas A&M’s censorship policy.

In response, we invited them to publicly debate . So far—silence!

Texas A&M’s syllabi review policy does not prevent student indoctrination but in fact promotes the censorship of faculty.

TAMU AAUP President Dr. Leonard Bright interviewed on @rolandsmartin.bsky.social

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What Can I Teach? Will Martin Luther King’s Work Be Censored Next? I’ve taught “Letter From Birmingham Jail” more than 100 times and have never questioned whether I’d be violating university policy. Now I am.

📢📢 On this MLK Day, a reminder that faculty at Texas public colleges and universities are now uncertain whether or not they can legally teach Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” ⬇️

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Our statement on TAMU's policy applies to Dr. Bright's case.

"The AAUP says this censorship goes far beyond what's required by Senate Bill 37 & Texas A&M system policies. AAUP shared that faculty are trained to facilitate critical analysis, not to manufacture consensus or dictate personal belief."

If you don’t read anything else for #MLKDay2026 , this is a must read, especially for those who lead colleges and universities.

In short, don’t celebrate King if you’re scared…

Texas A&M University celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, invoking his words, courage, and moral clarity as symbols of its values. Yet this celebration stands in direct contradiction to the university’s own policies and actions...

Read full open letter here👇

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A call to action!

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YouTube video by Roland S. Martin Republican Rules Restrict What Can Be Taught. Texas A&M Cancels Ethics Class. Black Professor Speaks

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YouTube video by The Bright Professor Texas A&M CANCELED My Ethics Course: I Refused to CENSOR my RACE.

My graduate ethics course was canceled after I refused to censor discussions of race, gender, and sexuality. Ethics is about people and power, not scripted silence. This is bigger than one class. I address it in my next video, premiering at 5:00 PM today.

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YouTube video by Roland S. Martin Crockett Senate Poll Questioned. Black Woman Fights Disenfranchisement. Assault on Black History.

I was on Roland Martin (@RMUProduction) to discuss Texas A&M University’s decisions to censor topics related to race and gender. I had an excellent and substantive conversation about these critical issues with one of Texas A&M’s most prominent alumni, Class of 1991.

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My dedication to speak up for the importance of protecting academic freedom and higher education put a target on my back. Texas A&M has lost control of their narrative that they’re balancing education by censoring topics on race and gender. Now they are punishing the messengers. I’m one of them.

Texas A&M professor voices displeasure over cancellation of ethics class Leonard Bright, a professor at Texas A&M, learned about his ethics class cancellation in an email sent to all students and staff in the Bush School on Wednesday.

Texas A&M professor voices displeasure over cancellation of ethics class theeagle.com/news/a_m/art...

Texas A&M cancels ethics course over race, gender policy The university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees.

Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy.

Texas A&M sent this message to my students repeating a false claims that I declined to clarify the fact that my class address "race, gender, and sexuality." Here were my exact words:

"The topics of race, gender, and sexuality will be addressed throughout the course..."

Why involve the students?

Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.

They are getting creative!

Here is the message TAMU sent to my entire college. My colleagues and students knew about the decision to cancel my Ethics class before me. This disrespect my Dean showed towards me was unwarranted.

The message was clear: Be very afraid. No one can save you from being censored at Texas A&M.

AAUP President Todd Wolfson: An Institution That Censors Plato is Not a Serious Institution of Higher Learning Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. Barring a foundational philosopher who is a cornerstone of Western thought because his work touches on race or ge...

"Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. A university that censors Plato—as well as other significant texts—abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, and the public trust."

— AAUP President Todd Wolfson

Students scramble as A&M reviews race, gender courses 1 week before class With the review ongoing, Texas A&M University officials declined to say how many courses have been canceled, moved out of the core curriculum or changed to omit topics of race and gender.

Does *anyone* know what's going on...?

From an email to one of our faculty members....

Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!

Texas A&M committee sides with professor fired amid conservative furor The interim leader of the public university will review the nonbinding report and make "a decision in the coming days or weeks," a spokesperson said.

"The university’s Committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure voted 8-0 that Texas A&M 'had no justification for dismissing' McCoul and 'failed to follow required procedures at multiple stages,' according to a Sunday statement from the Texas A&M chapter of the AAUP."

YouTube video by The Bright Professor RIG 'EM: #Newbook on the Tenure and Promotion Process

RIG 'EM: #Newbook on the Tenure and Promotion Process
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YouTube video by The Bright Professor The Fight for Truth in Academia: What's at Stake

The Fight for Truth in Academia: What's at Stake
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