https://nicholasgutteridge.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Nicholas GutteridgeenThu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/11/mark-welsh-texas-a-m-president-takeaway/This week, The Texas Tribune published a story detailing the political forces that contributed to the ouster of Texas A&M’s president.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/11/mark-welsh-texas-a-m-president-takeaway/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired/COLLEGE STATION — At first glance, Mark Welsh III’s credentials appeared unimpeachable.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired/At first glance, Mark Welsh III’s credentials appeared unimpeachable.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/texas-a-m-mark-welsh-regents-abbott-fired/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/13/texas-am-regents-race-gender-ideology-course-audit/Texas A&M University System regents unanimously voted Thursday to approve a new policy that will require each campus president to sign off on any course that could be seen as advocating for “race and gender ideology."Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/13/texas-am-regents-race-gender-ideology-course-audit/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/24/texas-university-enrollment/Student enrollment at Texas colleges reached an all-time high of 1.6 million this fall, according to a preliminary analysis published by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/24/texas-university-enrollment/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/gov-greg-abbott-names-head-of-new-office-to-investigate-higher-ed-complaints/Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed Brandon L. Simmons as Texas’ first higher education ombudsman, charging him to lead a newly created office to investigate complaints filed against the state’s colleges.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/gov-greg-abbott-names-head-of-new-office-to-investigate-higher-ed-complaints/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/03/texas-am-interim-president-tommy-williams/The Texas A&M system regents on Friday appointed former Republican state legislator Tommy Williams to lead Texas A&M University while they find someone to replace former president Mark Welsh.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/03/texas-am-interim-president-tommy-williams/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/texas-a-m-welsh-firing-professor-gender-mccoul/It was the third week of Texas A&M’s summer semester, and students in ENGL 360: Literature for Children were reading “Jude Saves the World,” a novel with a 12-year-old protagonist who navigates coming out as nonbinary.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/texas-a-m-welsh-firing-professor-gender-mccoul/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/texas-cell-phone-ban-schools/School officials say that in the wake of Texas’ new cellphone ban in public K-12 schools, students have become more engaged in and outside of classrooms.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/texas-cell-phone-ban-schools/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/05/texas-faculty-university-political-climate-survey/Many Texas professors are looking for jobs in different states, citing a climate of fear and anxiety on their college campuses due to increased political interference.Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/05/texas-faculty-university-political-climate-survey/https://thebatt.com/news/ams-corps-initiates-internal-review-amid-increasing-misconduct/For up to five hours on Oct. 10, 2024, Squadron 17’s freshman cadets sat waiting in the Student Services Building. They were silent, a mandate imposed by Texas A&M officials, as investigators pulled them in one after another for interviews lasting up to 40 minutes in response to new hazing allegations. Just that morning, the students were set to begin their regular routine when staff at the Office of Student Conduct stopped and marched them to the center of campus, a shock to the dozens of cadet...Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/ams-corps-initiates-internal-review-amid-increasing-misconduct/https://thebatt.com/news/theres-only-one-john-sharp-after-14-years-the-texas-am-systems-longest-serving-chancellor-nears-retirement/There will never be another John Sharp.  It’s a sentiment shared by both his supporters and critics.Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/theres-only-one-john-sharp-after-14-years-the-texas-am-systems-longest-serving-chancellor-nears-retirement/https://thebatt.com/news/12-am-international-students-have-legal-status-restored/Twelve of the 23 Texas A&M international students who had their legal status revoked by the federal government have had it restored, a university spokesperson confirmed Friday afternoon.Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/12-am-international-students-have-legal-status-restored/https://thebatt.com/multimedia/gallery-charlie-kirk-dean-withers-and-parker/Charlie Kirk throws hats into the crowd during Charlie Kirk’s table debate as part of the American Comeback tourin Rudder Plaza on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Photo by Jackson Stanley Charlie Kirk throws hats into the crowd during Charlie Kirk’s table debate as part of the American Comeback tourin Rudder Plaza on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Photo by Jackson Stanley Charlie Kirk throws hats into the crowd during Charlie Kirk’s table debate as part of the American Comeback tourin Rudder Plaza...Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/multimedia/gallery-charlie-kirk-dean-withers-and-parker/https://thebatt.com/news/19-am-students-lose-legal-status-amid-national-revocations/The total number of Texas A&M international students who have had their legal status terminated by the federal government has risen to 23 as of Friday morning, according to a university spokesperson.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/19-am-students-lose-legal-status-amid-national-revocations/https://thebatt.com/news/heres-what-to-know-as-15-am-students-lose-legal-status/The legal status of 15 Texas A&M international students has been changed in a government database as of Wednesday afternoon, putting their ability to stay in the U.S. into question.Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/heres-what-to-know-as-15-am-students-lose-legal-status/https://thebatt.com/news/trump-admin-revokes-nine-students-legal-status/A spokesperson confirmed Tuesday afternoon that almost a dozen international students at Texas A&M have had their legal status in the U.S. revoked.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/trump-admin-revokes-nine-students-legal-status/https://thebatt.com/news/ams-president-denied-request-for-lgbtq-course-to-fulfill-core-curriculum-requirement/Last February, Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III rejected a request for a course focused on LGBTQ+ studies to fulfill the university’s social and behavioral sciences core curriculum credit.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/news/ams-president-denied-request-for-lgbtq-course-to-fulfill-core-curriculum-requirement/https://thebatt.com/news/fire-files-federal-lawsuit-against-texas-am/The student organization that hosts and organizes Draggieland has filed a lawsuit against the nine members of the Board of Regents and its student regent, Chancellor John Sharp and Texas A&M President Mark Welsh.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://thebatt.com/news/fire-files-federal-lawsuit-against-texas-am/https://thebatt.com/news/they-rarely-have-all-the-facts-behind-the-scenes-conservative-influence-on-aggieland-soars/The notification was one of a million.  She let it sit for a moment before grabbing the phone and bringing it to her face, expecting nothing more than a question from her co-worker or an email from a student.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://thebatt.com/news/they-rarely-have-all-the-facts-behind-the-scenes-conservative-influence-on-aggieland-soars/https://thebatt.com/traditions/studentbonfireburns/Dion McInnis had been hearing rumors for several weeks — discussions here, whispers there, all revolving around one hypothetical: a Student Bonfire returned to its original on-campus glory. But he thought the speculation was only that.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://thebatt.com/traditions/studentbonfireburns/https://thebatt.com/life-arts/incoming-blinn-transfer-recounts-her-title-ix-experience/When 17-year-old Kenedy White came to College Station, she envisioned a bright future for herself. After being bullied in high school, attending Blinn College with hopes of transferring to Texas A&M to study psychology seemed like a fresh start.Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://thebatt.com/life-arts/incoming-blinn-transfer-recounts-her-title-ix-experience/