Weeks after the University of North Texas abruptly axed an exhibition of works criticizing the treatment of immigrants in the United States, newly obtained internal communications show how university administrators deliberated their controversial action. According to public records first reported by independent journalist Adam Schrader (brain.bat) and reviewed by Hyperallergic, the Texas university’s Provost Michael McPherson and President Harrison Keller discussed cancelling Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez’s (marka_27) show “Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá” in private text messages. Since the school canceled the exhibition without explanation in February, free speech groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, have accused the school of censorship, and the majority of the current Studio Art MFA cohort has withdrawn from upcoming thesis shows in solidarity with Quiñonez. Days before canceling the show, McPherson and Keller discussed removing specific works from the exhibition in ...