Texas A&M system board of regents starts discussing student discipline at its 12 universities

This podcast contains comments from the August 27, 2025 meeting of the Texas A&M system board of regents committee on academic and student affairs.The start of the new academic year at the Texas A&M system's 12 universities coincides with a board of regents study into student discipline.The regents committee on academic and student affairs (CASA) launched the study with a 45 minute discussion at their August 27th meeting in College Station.Speakers included the system's lead attorney dealing with student affairs Jerry Brown, the director of Texas A&M's director of student community standards Douglas Bell, and the director of A&M's Aggie Honor System Office Blair Alvarado.Seven of the nine regents had questions and comments, in particular about due process rights of students.The chairman of the regents CASA, Sam Torn of Houston, said this issue will be studied during the entire academic year.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials during the August 27, 2025 board of regents CASA meeting.