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Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program and changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses. School officials announced Friday the changes are part of a new policy limiting how professors can discuss some race and gender topics. The changes come months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country, into upheaval. Friday’s announcement followed an extensive review by the university of 5,400 courses after the Texas A&M University System regents in November approved the new policy. Critics say it would impede teaching and undermine academic freedom.