Texas A&M has told a professor he must drop a discussion of race and gender issues and writings by Plato from his intro philosophy course or teach a different course.

A&M officials have also instructed English faculty not to teach books in core classes that have major plotlines concerning gay, lesbian or transgender identities.

In the latest move in Texas' campaign to bar gender and race ideology from education, an intro-level philosophy course at ...

Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What did shock him was that the ban included readings from Plato’s “Symposium.” ...

Greek philosopher Plato’s words continue to influence and inspire even today. Here are 5 life lessons he shared that will transform your life.

It's troubling to think that some of the courses that changed my perspective in college would be censored in a modern ...

Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.

The Greek philosopher's writing explores themes of sexuality and gender, making it susceptible to the university's new rules ...

Claiming Plato founded the first university misses the mark. The Greeks were latecomers.

Martin Peterson has taught philosophy at Texas A&M University for more than a decade, but now the school has barred him from ...

It's comic and tragic, writes Robert Zaretsky, that Texas' philosopher-kings have censored a potential ally.

Plato was an influential ancient Greek philosopher and student of Socrates. He founded the Academy in Athens. He authored ...