Articles
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Higher Education
Florida, Texas schools shine in college rankings; OU and OSU fail to make the cut
A new City Journal ranking of the nation’s top 100 colleges rewards schools that promote academic rigor, open debate, and real-world value—while penalizing ideological rigidity. While several Florida and Texas schools shine, neither OU nor OSU made the list.Ray Carter | October 29, 2025
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Higher Education
OSU scandal highlights unequal treatment of conservatives
A recent incident at OSU underscores a broader problem: conservative students routinely face administrative hostility on taxpayer-funded campuses where ideological double standards thrive.Jonathan Small | October 27, 2025
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Higher Education
Senator: OU’s weak response to TPUSA harassment is too little, too late
The University of Oklahoma is facing sharp criticism over its handling of campus vandalism targeting conservative students.Ray Carter | October 20, 2025
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OSU professor says black people ‘may be in danger’ at white churches
An Oklahoma State University professor who says he teaches “through the lens of Critical Race Theory” has published a column that appears to endorse racial segregation in churches, warning that black Americans “may be in danger” if they attend “white churches.”Ray Carter | October 16, 2025
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Higher Education
OSU controversy doesn’t shock former students
Oklahoma State University is facing criticism after a student-government official reprimanded a student for discussing the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an incident former students say reflects a long-running bias against conservatives within OSU’s Student Government Association.Ray Carter | October 14, 2025
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Higher Education
Free-speech group warns of ‘chilling’ effect at OSU
A national free-speech watchdog says Oklahoma State University risked chilling student expression after a student-government coordinator reprimanded a student for remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Ray Carter | October 13, 2025
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Higher Education
Violent threats against conservatives growing at OU
Death threats against a visiting pro-Israel speaker have deepened concerns about the climate for free speech at the University of Oklahoma, where nearly half of surveyed students say violence can be justified to silence opposing views.Ray Carter | October 9, 2025
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Higher Education
OSU student reprimanded after honoring Charlie Kirk in speech
Josh Wilson, an Oklahoma State University junior and debate society president, says he was reprimanded and threatened with a “difficult” year by an OSU administrator after delivering a short student-government speech mourning Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.Ray Carter | October 6, 2025
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Higher Education
Alumni slam OU’s ‘double standard’ on political causes
While OU officials embraced the Black Lives Matter movement and loudly condemned the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, they issued only muted, narrowly distributed statements after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Ray Carter | September 30, 2025
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Higher Education
Higher education has an extremist problem
The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has spotlighted a troubling trend: fringe-left ideologies nurtured on college campuses are increasingly translating into real-world violence.Jonathan Small | September 29, 2025