Texas A&M faculty senate holds its last regular meeting as an independent body

This podcast contains comments from the August 14, 2025 meeting of the Texas A&M faculty senate.Monday (August 11) WAS the final regular meeting of the Texas A&M faculty senate after more than 40 years as an independent body.Faculty senates at public universities around Texas lost their independence as the result of legislation passed during the regular session. Senate Bill 37 was supported by all lawmakers representing the Brazos Valley.Click HERE to read and download Senate Bill 37 from the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature.Speaker Andrew Klein says the future of the faculty's involvement in shared governance with the university administration won't be known until the board of regents meets at the end of August.Klein says there are some changes that can be easily made due to what state lawmakers passed during the regular session.Klein thanked members of the faculty senate's executive committee and university administrators for their support during this transition.