Retired General Mark A. Welsh III, then freshly appointed interim president of Texas A&M University, speaks at a press conference in the Flag Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M ...

It’s been nearly a year since Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III officially took the job. He spoke to journalists on Thursday about what he's worked on.

Welsh said he is a “big fan” of the faculty senate at Texas A&M. “They provide a critical advisory voice on so many things we do on campus,” Welsh told reporters.

Mark A. Welsh III, interim president of Texas A&M University, speaks at a press conference in the Flag Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus in College Station, on Aug. 2, 2023.

Ret. Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, interim president of Texas A&M University, speaks with media at a press conference in the Flag Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus on Wednesday.

Mark Welsh III served as interim president of the flagship university for a little over four months after the prior president resigned in the midst of a hiring scandal that drew national attention.

Mark Welsh said that Texas A&M will stay the course on many controversial changes made by former President Kathy Banks. Professors welcomed Welsh’s commitment to faculty input moving forward.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has unanimously approved Gen. Mark Welsh III as the 27th president of Texas A&M University, a little more than four months after he was named ...

August 2012, The Pentagon. I had just reported for duty on what would become my last assignment in uniform. Gen. Mark Welsh had just taken over as Air Force chief of staff.

Retired General Mark A. Welsh III, then freshly appointed interim president of Texas A&M University, speaks at a press conference in the Flag Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M ...