Williams replaces former president Mark A. Welsh III, who resigned amid the fallout over a viral video showing an A&M student confronting a professor over a gender-identity discussion.
Nicholas Gutteridge
Nicholas Gutteridge was a reporting fellow based in College Station. He was a senior studying political science at Texas A&M University and was editor-in-chief of The Battalion, the student newspaper. Prior to that, he interned at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Air Force Office of Public Affairs, worked on the Mays Business School's marketing and communications team, and reported for KAMU, the public radio station in Brazos County. Nicholas won the 2024 reporter of the year award from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association and has earned multiple accolades for investigative reporting. He grew up in Los Fresnos in South Texas. Read Articles by Nicholas Gutteridge
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Higher Education
Texas A&M System regents authorize settlement with former president
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Politics
Young Texas conservatives say Charlie Kirk’s death is galvanizing their religion-forward politics
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Higher Education
Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil over viral classroom video
Calls for Welsh’s ousting intensified over his handling of a student’s complaints about gender identity discussions in a children’s literature class.
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Politics
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Higher Education
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Higher Education
Students and professors defend Texas A&M President Mark Welsh amid calls for his ousting
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