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President Mark Welsh III gives his presidential address during the Mark A. Welsh Investiture at The Rudder Theatre Complex on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

A&M pulls out of recruiting conference after DEI claims swirl online

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2025

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III announced in a late-night Monday email to Mays Business School faculty and staff that it pulled out of a business recruiting conference after Gov. Greg Abbott...

The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets marches before the Lone Star Showdown football game against Texas on Saturday, Nov 30, 2024. (Tilly Hillje/The Battalion)

Search committee announces Corps of Cadets commandant finalists

J. M. Wise, News Editor January 14, 2025

An executive search committee announced the four finalists vying to become the next Corps of Cadets commandant. Over the next three weeks, the finalists will each spend two days visiting campus before...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his visit to College Station to endorse House District 14 candidate Paul Dyson at Pebble Creek Country Club on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

Gov. Abbott threatens Welsh after DEI claim spreads online

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott threatened President Mark A. Welsh III in a post on X after screenshots spread online suggesting that Texas A&M was breaking state law by “sponsoring a trip to a DEI conference that...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the sideline before the start of Texas A&M's game against Ole Miss at Kyle Field on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.

Republicans eye school choice, DEI in state legislative session

Nicholas Gutteridge, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2025

The 89th Texas Legislature convenes on Jan. 14 for the first time in two years, kicking off a months-long session that will see Republican lawmakers attempt to pass school choice legislation, reinforce...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his visit to College Station to endorse House District 14 candidate Paul Dyson at Pebble Creek Country Club on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

Gov. Abbott orders tuition freeze extension

David Swope, News Reporter December 21, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texas public universities to freeze tuition costs for another two years in a Nov. 13 letter sent to administrators across the state.  In the letter, Abbott said his office...

Letter From the Editor

The Battalion announces incoming spring editors

J. M. Wise, News Editor December 20, 2024

The Battalion is proud to announce its editorial staff for the spring semester. Political science junior Nicholas Gutteridge will lead the publication as its editor-in-chief after serving as the managing...

Texas A&M students at ticket pull at Kyle Field for the Texas game at 4 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18. (Courtesy of Meredith Seaver/The Eagle)

A&M moving to online ticket pull system, Welsh says

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 9, 2024

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III said A&M will be moving to a digital ticket pull approach in a Friday announcement. The change follows a chaotic ticket pull for the rivalry football game...

Cadets in the Corps of Cadets yell during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Trinity Hindman/The Battalion)

Search committee to interview top commandant candidates

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 3, 2024

Texas A&M will soon begin interviewing applicants for Corps of Cadets commandant, President Mark A. Welsh III said during a press conference in the Memorial Student Center marking his anniversary in...

A sign for Mays Business School on Nov. 22, 2022.

‘Something special’ is happening on campus as A&M tops graduate CEO ranking

Emelia Gamez, Senior News Reporter December 3, 2024

Recently ranked the best university in Texas by the Wall Street Journal, Texas A&M has added another recognition: it has more Fortune 500 CEOs than any other public university in the state. A&M...

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III speaks during the 100th annual Muster ceremony held at Reed Arena on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A&M drafting NIL law changes

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 2, 2024

The outcome of a national class action lawsuit is set to reshape Texas’ NIL law that prevents universities from directly paying athletes for use of their name, image or likeness, Texas A&M President...

President Mark Welsh III gives his presidential address during the Mark A. Welsh III Investiture in Rudder Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Takeaways from President Welsh’s first-year press conference, interview

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 2, 2024

During a press conference and subsequent sit-down interview with The Battalion to mark the upcoming one-year anniversary of his permanent appointment, Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III discussed...

Michael J. Plank discusses the agenda with President Mark A. Welsh III before the Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, November 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

‘Eliminate the waste’: How A&M cut 52 programs

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 2, 2024

A Nov. 15 memo from the Office of the Provost has directed Texas A&M’s colleges and schools to end 52 minors and certificates. The order follows the Board of Regents’ resolution last month mandating...

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