Texas Scorecard by Sydnie Henry August 4, 2023
State Rep. Brian Harrison says his constituents should not have to pay a DEI proponent a million dollars. Following the failed hiring of Kathleen McElroy—a DEI proponent and tenured professor at UT Austin—for the position of journalism director at Texas A&M, Republican State Rep. Brian Harrison of Midlothian is demanding answers for the university’s $1 million settlement with McElroy.
”Like hell my constituents should have to pay a DEI activist professor one million dollars for simply not leaving one government job for another government job,” said Harrison. “She’s still tenured at UT Austin and is getting a $1M bonus? I will demand answers from Texas A&M University, my alma mater.”
McElroy, whose background includes pushing for the removal of “illegitimate” perspectives in journalism and promoting DEI at UT Austin, rejected A&M’s final job offer for the position of journalism director after the university watered down her contract following public outcry.
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