The decision to cancel a solo exhibition featuring anti-ICE art at the University of North Texas art school was an “institutional directive,” Dean Karen Hutzel said in newly leaked transcripts of a faculty meeting. First reported by the Denton Record-Chronicle, the transcripts show Hutzel declining to identify the directive’s source while warning colleagues to expect a “media storm.”

The College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD) at the University of North Texas made national headlines earlier this month after abruptly canceling a solo exhibition by artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, who quickly alleged censorship. The decision sparked a student protest against university leadership and prompted an open letter from UNT faculty demanding transparency about why the show was shut down.