August 9, 2024 – Texas A&M-Commerce president Dr. Mark Rudin has issued a message on the Alumni Association Facebook page, saying that based on comments received from alumni, students, faculty, staff and other supporters, he won’t support the renaming of the university as Texas A&M University-Dallas.
Rudin writes: “I have informed the Board of Regents and A&M-System Chancellor John Sharp that I will not be pursuing a name change of our university to Texas A&M University-Dallas now or in the future.”
The name East Texas A&M University, which was also discussed in recent forums, is not mentioned.
Rudin further says: “As always, I welcome hearing from the campus and the community. Please feel free to reach out to me about this matter, or any other issue, at [email protected].”
