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Higher Education
Ban on DEI in Oklahoma colleges passes House
By a margin of nearly four to one, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to make permanent a ban on mandatory “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs at Oklahoma colleges.Ray Carter | May 6, 2025
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Higher Education
Report finds OSU medical school uses DEI in training
A new report says Oklahoma State University’s medical school has incorporated “diversity, equity, and inclusion” practices into its medical training programs.Ray Carter | May 1, 2025
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Higher Education
Student groups at OU, OSU, and UCO ‘vow to resist the presence of ICE on our campus’
A student group linked to antisemitism nationwide is urging Oklahoma officials to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from enforcing immigration law on Oklahoma campuses.Ray Carter | April 23, 2025
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Higher Education
Federal crackdown on illegal discrimination targets OU–Tulsa School of Community Medicine
The University of Oklahoma–Tulsa School of Community Medicine was among those identified as being under federal investigation for alleged impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.Ray Carter | April 17, 2025
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Higher Education
Oklahoma House committee advances DEI ban for colleges
Legislation making permanent a ban on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs at Oklahoma colleges has easily passed out of a state House committee.Ray Carter | April 8, 2025
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
Senate votes to ban DEI at Oklahoma colleges
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs would no longer receive state funding under legislation that seeks to make permanent the restrictions already imposed on state colleges through an executive order.Ray Carter | March 28, 2025
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Higher Education
OU law professor supports men in women’s prisons, bathrooms
The newest member of the OU law faculty—concerned in part for “menstruators who do not identify as women”—has argued that human rights law should be interpreted to allow men in women’s prisons, bathrooms, and sports.Ray Carter | March 17, 2025
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Higher Education
Students for Justice in Palestine gets OU recognition
OU Students for Justice in Palestine has become a registered student organization at the University of Oklahoma and will be eligible to receive funding through the Student Government Association.Ray Carter | February 26, 2025
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Higher Education
Lawmakers target antisemitism at Oklahoma universities
Amid a growing tide of public antisemitism on college campuses nationwide, members of a state Senate committee have voted to target that type of discrimination in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | February 19, 2025
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Higher Education
Oklahoma universities hire few Republicans in any field
It’s not just the humanities. A recent review shows that Oklahoma’s two major universities hire few Republicans in any field—including those within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) domains.Ray Carter | February 17, 2025