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Higher Education
OU professor plays role in Facebook ban of Trump
A University of Oklahoma law professor is a member of the Facebook Oversight Board that has upheld the platform’s suspension of former President Donald Trump.Ray Carter | May 6, 2021
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Higher Education
Landmark lawsuit targets Christian higher education
One of Oklahoma’s largest faith-based universities is among 25 higher education institutions named in a federal class-action lawsuit recently brought against the U.S. Department of Education.Staci Elder Hensley | May 6, 2021
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Higher Education
OU students, staff to be graded on ‘antiracism’
A new report issued by the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture (GCA) at the University of Oklahoma reveals that students and staff in the architecture program could soon be evaluated for their support of “anti-racist” beliefs.Ray Carter | May 4, 2021
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Higher Education
The future of vocational education: flexibility and choice
New programs in Oklahoma and West Virginia point the way to a solution for vocational education: put the parents and students themselves in charge, and let them build an education that works.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | May 3, 2021
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Higher Education
OU gets warning on compelled speech
It’s hard to say what’s worse—that the University of Oklahoma is accused of trying to force staff and students to endorse positions they do not support, or that college leaders thought they could keep those efforts a secret.Jonathan Small | April 26, 2021
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Higher Education
Contract restricts public access to OU’s diversity training
OU officials say the contract signed with the program vendor, Everfi, prevents distribution of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” training materials outside the school setting.Ray Carter | April 19, 2021
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Higher Education
OU training cites controversial ‘bias’ measurement
Mandatory diversity training at the University of Oklahoma includes material citing a controversial Implicit-Association Test (IAT) as authoritative evidence for the existence of “implicit bias.”Ray Carter | April 15, 2021
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Higher Education
NCAA threatens Oklahoma over transgender athletes
In a newly released statement, the NCAA Board of Governors indicates it may not allow college championships to be held in Oklahoma unless the state requires female athletes to compete against transgender athletes.Ray Carter | April 13, 2021
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Higher Education
‘Diversity’ officials seek to transform OU
Based on figures reported by OU officials, student interest in “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) training is apparently not widespread without a mandate.Ray Carter | April 5, 2021
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Higher Education
‘Living beyond gender’: UCO faculty discuss pronoun use
“Pronouns in the Classroom” was the subject of a recent virtual roundtable discussion among University of Central Oklahoma faculty and staff.Staci Elder Hensley | March 23, 2021