AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past work promoting diversity.
The nation's largest public school agreed to pay Kathleen McElroy and apologized to her while adm
Awarded to Kathleen McElroy Thursday, the settlement was accompanied with an apology - in which officials admitted mistakes were made during [her] hiring process this past June.
Dr. Kathleen McElroy has reached a $1 million settlement with Texas A&M University over the improper handling of her hiring process for the journalism program.
Kathleen McElroy was awarded a $1 million settlement from Texas A&M University after her hiring was sabotaged by backlash due to her past work promoting diversity.