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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Pokes going woke? OSU policies are concerning
In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, civil-rights organization Speech First argued that OSU’s harassment, computer, and bias-incidents policies violate students’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.Jonathan Small | March 10, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma colleges spent $83 million on ‘diversity’ programs
Oklahoma’s public colleges have spent at least $83.4 million on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs and personnel over the last decade—and one expert says the real number is likely higher than that.Ray Carter | February 15, 2023
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Higher Education
Oklahoma college tuition and fees to freeze under bill
Oklahoma’s public colleges would not be allowed to boost tuition or fees above current levels under legislation approved by a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 14, 2023
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Higher Education
DEI and freedom cannot coexist. It’s time for Oklahoma leaders to act.
DEI and the radical "social justice" political agenda practically govern OU.David Randall, Ph.D. | January 12, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OSU accused of violating students’ constitutional rights
Oklahoma State University has been sued by a civil-rights organization alleging the college has violated the constitutional rights of its students.Ray Carter | January 11, 2023
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Higher Education
Many Oklahoma college degree programs not worth the money
A new report shows more than one in five degree programs offered by Oklahoma colleges are not worth students’ time and tuition because those degrees fail to produce income gains that offset the cost.Ray Carter | January 5, 2023
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Higher Education
Is OU neutral?
At a time when red-state policymakers in Florida and Texas are starting to get serious, it’s time for Oklahoma lawmakers to do likewise.Brandon Dutcher | December 28, 2022
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Higher Education
OSU documents focus on ‘gender confirmation’ surgery, transgender advocacy
A range of Oklahoma State University documents, obtained through an open-records request, describe the idea that heterosexuality is the prevalent norm in society as a Western “system of power,” dismiss biological sex as an “ambiguous” term, indicate that OSU officials will help train high-school students in transgender advocacy, and encourage individuals to seek out personal information from others in ways experts warn could prompt lawsuits in the workplace.Ray Carter | December 12, 2022
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Higher Education
The OU regents took an important first step. Here’s what to do next
OU’s free-speech decision is to be applauded. Now it’s time to adopt institutional neutrality. After all, the mission of a university is “the discovery, improvement, and dissemination of knowledge”—not the pursuit of so-called social justice.Jonathan Small | December 5, 2022
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Higher Education
Civil-rights complaint filed over Oklahoma colleges’ discrimination
A newly filed federal civil-rights complaint accuses 12 Oklahoma colleges of sponsoring academic programs that discriminate on the basis of race.Ray Carter | November 8, 2022