Articles
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Higher Education
Academic freedom, freedom of speech, and the future of higher education
For higher education to fulfill its mission, we need excellent professors, staff, and facilities. But for all of this to work in the manner to which we have become accustomed, more is needed. What is it? What is the key? What makes the difference? What has made our system of higher education the envy of the world? What distinguishes an institution of higher education from any other means of imparting knowledge? What makes it all cohere?Andy Lester | July 13, 2018
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Higher Education
Refreshing leadership
Nearly three months ago in this space, I said incoming University of Oklahoma President Jim Gallogly was a terrific hire.Jonathan Small | June 22, 2018
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Higher Education
Terrific hire
The University of Oklahoma regents have selected James Gallogly as the next OU president. It’s a terrific hire.Jonathan Small | March 30, 2018
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Higher Education
OU foundation received $1 million in Chinese government funds for Confucius Institute
The University of Oklahoma may have evaded a federal requirement to report foreign donations by channeling more than $1 million in Chinese government funds for its Confucius Institute through the private OU Foundation, an OCPA investigation has found.Mike Brake | March 27, 2018
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Higher Education, Criminal Justice
FBI monitoring Chinese-run Confucius Institutes
The FBI is concerned that an arm of the Chinese government has a major presence on more than 100 American college and university campuses, including the University of Oklahoma, according to recent testimony before a U. S. Senate committee.Mike Brake | February 27, 2018
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Higher Education
Free-speech controversy continues at UCO
The visit by Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis (AiG) to the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Edmond was scrubbed last week. UCO is now the Sooner State’s third largest higher education facility, so the move got attention.Patrick B. McGuigan | February 13, 2018
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Higher Education
Teacher union calls for boycott of Oklahoma Wesleyan-trained teachers
In response to a recent newspaper column written by Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) president Everett Piper, the Bartlesville Education Association is calling for Bartlesville Public Schools to refrain from accepting student teachers from OKWU for any training in district classrooms.Mike Brake | January 11, 2018
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Higher Education
Oklahoma’s higher education spending outstrips the national average
Rightsizing the workforce by eliminating non-instructional workers will reduce the cost of higher education for aspiring students and reduce the tax burden on Oklahoma’s taxpayers.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | October 18, 2017
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Higher Education
Oklahoma's higher education spending outstrips the national average
State lawmakers, in their oversight role, should examine where the money is going.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | October 17, 2017
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Higher Education
Expensive college degrees don’t always pay off
The average four-year college degree in the United States now costs $130,000, with roughly $40,000 of that paid for with student loans.Cody Ray Milner | September 28, 2017