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Higher Education
Speakers question bias reporting system, lack of intellectual diversity at OU
Policies and official actions by leadership at the University of Oklahoma claiming to enforce “diversity and inclusion” actually deny First Amendment rights for students and promote a particular point of view at the state’s flagship university, according to two recent speakers.Jay Chilton | March 16, 2017
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Higher Education
Higher education is a mission–not an excuse
The mission of public education is to create an educated public, a people capable of self-government. Really, this means two different kinds of education.Trent England | March 1, 2017
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Higher Education
Is illiberal education a public good?
Oklahomans agree that liberal education—education that helps people grow as rational beings who know truth—is a public good.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | March 1, 2017
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Higher Education
A Public Letter to David Boren
Today, OCPA President Jonathan Small sent the following letter and public records request to the office of David Boren and the University of Oklahoma’s Open Records Office.Jonathan Small | February 14, 2017
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Higher Education
State Regents Define Goals, Advocate Increased Funding
The State Regents for Higher Education voted , to request an 18.3 percent increase in funding from the State of Oklahoma, a $957.9 million appropriations increase.Jay Chilton | January 17, 2017
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Higher Education
Higher Ed Efficiency Questioned
82 percent of Oklahoma voters think higher education could be operated more efficiently. Fully 80 percent think the $411,000 annual compensation for Oklahoma’s chancellor of higher education is excessive.Brandon Dutcher | January 1, 2017
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Higher Education
Common-Sense Higher Ed Reforms
To help bring discipline to the higher education system and to make college more affordable for students, we offer the following recommendations.Jonathan Small & Brandon Dutcher | January 1, 2017
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Higher Education
OU Hires Ex-Senator as Lobbyist
Shortly following the December 1 meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the OU Board of Regents met in Norman and voted to approve President David Boren’s appointment of former Oklahoma state Sen. Jonathan Nichols as vice president of governmental relations.Staff Reports | December 20, 2016
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Higher Education
Lawmakers Respond to Regents’ Budget Request
On December 1, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted to seek $957.9 million for fiscal year 2018—an increase of 18.3 percent over the current year’s budget.Staff Reports | December 19, 2016
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Higher Education
State Budget Cuts Don’t Explain Tuition Increases
History is replete with examples of obvious yet incorrect answers. The sun revolves around the earth. Labor inputs determine a good’s value. Now, another example has emerged. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, an obvious—yet ultimately incorrect—explanation for the rise in college tuition has gained currency.Preston Cooper | December 2, 2016