Children’s literature professor fired by Texas university over ‘gender’ content

Texas A&M also removes two senior administrators from roles after student’s video sparked Republican pressure

A children’s literature professor at Texas A&M was fired on Tuesday after a video showing a student objecting to course material about gender identity and sexuality went viral.

Both the dean of the school’s college of arts and science and the head of department were also removed from their roles, the university president, Mark Welsh III, said in a statement.