Articles
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Higher Education
OU’s lobbying pays off for school, not student rights
OU’s courtroom victory may lead state lawmakers to revisit the issue.Ray Carter | December 2, 2021
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Higher Education
Though ‘allowed by contract,’ OU denies communist influence on curriculum
When skeptics concerned about the role and influence of Confucius Institutes on American college campuses began asking pointed questions a few years ago, they had no idea that at the University of Oklahoma, agencies of the oppressive Chinese communist government were allowed to select the curriculum and course material Oklahoma students were forced to use.Mike Brake | November 30, 2021
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Higher Education
Woke librarians and indigenous people of color: Oklahoma higher ed is hiring
Oklahoma’s institutions of advanced learning are promoting a Woke agenda.J.E. McReynolds | November 15, 2021
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Health Care, Higher Education
OU Health suggests hysterectomies for males?
In recent tweets, the official account for OU Health Services has indicated the organization will ignore state law regarding binary (male/female) listing of gender on birth certificates and that the organization may even direct biological males to doctors for hysterectomies.Ray Carter | November 12, 2021
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Higher Education
How do Oklahoma college degrees stack up on debt-earnings tests?
A common question among Oklahoma parents and policymakers is whether or not higher education is “affordable.” But in a new study, OCPA’s Curtis Shelton and the Cardinal Institute’s Adam Kissel explore what may be a more important question.Brandon Dutcher | October 29, 2021
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Higher Education
Oklahoma higher ed is hiring (diversity statement required)
The Woke dominance of American higher education continues apace. In the name of diversity, the nation's colleges and universities are actually promoting a lack of diversity—namely, hiring teaching staff on the basis of modern liberal values rather than traditional liberal arts.J.E. McReynolds | October 27, 2021
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Higher Education
‘Race’ and ‘indigeneity’: Oklahoma higher ed is hiring
Can anyone get hired in Norman who is not a committed left-winger?Mike Brake | October 19, 2021
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Higher Education
Oklahoma colleges rank low in free-speech report
A new national report shows that Oklahoma’s top two universities trail most of their national peers when it comes to having a pro-free-speech environment on campus.Ray Carter | October 13, 2021
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Higher Education
OU seeks ‘social justice’ math professor
The Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma is seeking an assistant professor in math education who “will contribute to growing interest and expertise” in “mathematics for equity and social justice.”Ray Carter | October 11, 2021
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Higher Education
State colleges play role in nursing shortage, regent says
OU turns down hundreds of nursing applicants—in part because the nursing program isn’t a moneymaker for the university. Meanwhile, the woke studies proliferate.Ray Carter | October 7, 2021