Texas A&M University announced Friday that its school president has resigned after a Black journalist's celebrated hiring at one of the nation's largest campuses unraveled over pushback of her diversity and inclusion work. Here, the Texas A&M logo on Kyle Field is seen before an NCAA college football game against Florida, in College Station, Texas, Sept. 8, 2012. (Dave Einsel/AP)
Texas A&M University announced on Friday that its president, M. Katherine Banks, will "retire immediately" amid controversy about the mishandling of a Black journalist's hire.
According to an official university statement Friday, Banks submitted her letter late Thursday announcing she would retire immediately, saying the "negative press has become a distraction."
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