Message from Texas A&M's Faculty Senate Speaker about Senate Bill 37

This podcast contains comments from the June 9, 2025 Texas A&M faculty senate meeting from senate speaker Andrew Klein.The Texas A&M faculty senate meets for the first time since the Texas legislature sent to the governor, a bill that ends the independence of the organization.Senate Bill 37, which is at the governor's desk as of June 11,, gives the board of regents policy control of the faculty senate, and members are appointed by the president as well as faculty members.Click HERE to read and download Senate Bill 37 as sent to the governor.New faculty senate speaker Andrew Klein listed some of the accomplishments of the body during its 42 years as a stand alone body.Klein said moving forward, "I will do my best to ensure the senate's appropriate role on curricular matters continues. None of us today know what it's going to look like come the fall."He also said he is encouraging everyone "to respect the opinions of our colleagues, including those who may choose to not participate in the senate anymore because of the changes."Klein said faculty, like A&M students, "change is difficult for Aggies. But we're going to be able to adapt to this change because the other thing is that Aggies persevere. So, this body is going to persevere through the changes that are going to be coming."