the motion to the board on November 7, 2024, and the university was renamed to East Texas A&M University the same day.
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== Colleges and schools ==
East Texas A&M comprises six academic colleges awarding degrees in more 100 diverse disciplines.
The College of Education and Human Services is perhaps the most well-known college within the university and is one of the foremost education-focused institutions in the state of Texas among all universities, both public and private, and has produced numerous successful and notable teachers and school administrators. East Texas A&M has agreements with many school districts in the DFW area and Northeast Texas to send their undergraduates to student-teach, and also has a notable graduate school for those educators who are in pursuit of advanced degrees in teaching and education and also, a well known doctoral program for those pursuing a PhD in education. Accordingly, East Texas A&M is a Level II Doctoral Research University, classified by …