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Higher Education
UCO hosts DEI indoctrination
Yesterday, the University of Central Oklahoma canceled some classes and directed those students to a conference featuring an advocate of “Critical Race Theory,” or CRT.Staff | October 4, 2022
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Higher Education
OU leader bashes CRT law
An official at the University of Oklahoma says a state law that bans teaching students that “an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist” represents a “barrier” for OU officials and has created a “chilling effect” on “research” conducted by professors.Ray Carter | September 21, 2022
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Higher Education
OU prof defends person wishing ‘excruciating’ death of queen
A University of Oklahoma professor who is part of the school’s Gateway to Belonging program is listed among those defending a Carnegie Mellon University professor who publicly wished Queen Elizabeth II of England would endure an “excruciating” death.Ray Carter | September 20, 2022
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Higher Education
New Career Tech program connects students, employers
Debates continue to swirl around student loan debt forgiveness and the cost of college tuition and fees that caused the debt in the first place. Meanwhile, a new Oklahoma CareerTech program will better connect employers and students who are interested in work-based learning.Mike Wilt | September 19, 2022
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Higher Education
No way to justify OU tuition increase
By rejecting the tuition increase, the regents showed they understand the need to keep college affordable. Hopefully, they will continue down that path, and along the way, they should also devote more resources to genuinely worthwhile degree programs.Jonathan Small | July 8, 2022
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Higher Education
Chinese government maintains presence at OU
Although OU reports having shuttered its Confucius Institute, a new report warns that OU still maintains ties with Chinese-government-controlled entities.Ray Carter | June 23, 2022
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Higher Education
OCPA opposes OU tuition hike
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today said the University of Oklahoma’s proposed tuition increase is indefensible and should be shelved by the board of regents.Staff | June 21, 2022
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Higher Education
OU pursues tuition hike despite student financial challenges
Millions of dollars in additional funding have surged into the coffers of Oklahoma’s colleges and universities in the last two years, but that isn’t stopping officials at the University of Oklahoma from requesting another tuition increase even as students and their families are struggling with the highest inflation in four decades.Ray Carter | June 21, 2022
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Higher Education
OU accused of forcing students to engage in political speech
State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, said he has received reports that officials at the University of Oklahoma forced student athletes to participate in a 2020 “unity march” that allegedly included support for political organizations such as Black Lives Matter.Ray Carter | June 9, 2022
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Higher Education
Complaint alleges racial discrimination at OU
A civil-rights complaint filed June 1 says the University of Oklahoma–Tulsa School of Community Medicine is flagrantly violating federal law and the U.S. Constitution.Ray Carter | June 2, 2022