A new internal report, conducted by the university system’s office of general counsel, also looked into Texas A&M’s decision to temporarily suspend a respected opioids expert after she was accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture.
former Texas A&M University President M. Katherine Banks’ earlier claims that she was unaware that the school had watered down its offer to Kathleen McElroy after pushback to her hiring. Banks abruptly retired last month amid turmoil spurred by the botched hiring.President of Texas A&M University resigns amid controversy involving hiring of Black professor
In a joint statement, McElroy’s lawyer and the university also announced Thursday that it had reached a settlement with McElroy, though details were not immediately available. The university apologized to McElroy and acknowledged "mistakes were made" during the attempt to hire her. It has also raised concerns about how these events have damaged the university’s reputation and could slow efforts to recruit and retain academic talent, eclipse decades of work, and erode the love and devotion that students, instructors and alumni have poured into a beloved institution.
In the weeks following the initial offer, McElroy told the Tribune, Texas A&M started to walk back its details, reducing it from a tenured position to ultimately a one-year teaching contract and a three-year offer to serve as the director of the journalism program.
In a meeting with the Faculty Senate days after the news broke, Banks and other administrators said they were unaware of the changes made to the original offer letter. Blanton said he shared "related materials" with university lawyers on July 21. Hours later, Banks submitted her resignation to Sharp, which was"Texas A&M cannot have its leaders misleading the faculty, public, or policymakers about how we conduct business," Blanton said.
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