Articles
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Higher Education
Oklahoma regional colleges emphasize affordability
Against a background in which college tuition increases have far outpaced inflation in recent decades, the overseers of several Oklahoma regional colleges are working to push back against that trend.Ray Carter | January 28, 2025
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Higher Education
As Trump nixes DEI, foolishness persists in Oklahoma higher ed
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order abolishing “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” (DEI) in the federal government. We still have work to do in Oklahoma.Brandon Dutcher | January 22, 2025
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Higher Education
Transparency sought for Oklahoma universities’ foreign funds
Some Oklahoma universities receive millions of dollars from foreign sources. Under legislation filed by state Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, they would have to publicly report any foreign funding received and its purpose.Ray Carter | January 10, 2025
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Higher Education
OU pays $11,500 to drag queen
A drag queen who goes by the stage name Plasma was paid $11,500 to perform two songs at the University of Oklahoma’s “Crimson and Queens” drag show on Oct. 17, 2024, according to the contract between the performer and the OU Board of Regents.Ray Carter | January 2, 2025
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Higher Education
Study: OU practices not caused by state ‘disinvestment’
It is commonly argued that tuition in Oklahoma has been rising to offset cuts in state funding for higher education. A new study says that is incorrect.Ray Carter | December 17, 2024
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Higher Education
Declining interest in colleges hits OU
In 2015-2016, 49 percent of Oklahoma high school graduates went on to college the following year. By 2022, that number was 36 percent.Ray Carter | December 16, 2024
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Higher Education
Most OU freshmen are not Oklahomans
An analysis published by OU shows that 47.8 percent of first-time freshmen are from Oklahoma. An OU spokesman said the school remains committed to serving Oklahomans while welcoming students from across the country.Ray Carter | December 13, 2024
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Higher Education
Startling gap between political views of OSU professors, students
The gap between the political views of OSU professors and the views of the students they serve may be among the most gaping nationwide.Ray Carter | December 10, 2024
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Higher Education
OU teacher course leans heavily into Critical Race Theory
A teacher-training course at the University of Oklahoma is one more example of the school’s “relentless ambition to harm and brainwash its students with DEI,” one critic notes.Ray Carter | November 18, 2024
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Higher Education
After Trump victory, OU dean advises students to ‘take intentional breaths, drink water’
“Election results can stir a lot of emotions,” says the OU dean of students. “Take breaks, reach out to friends, take intentional breaths, drink water, and check in with those around you.”Ray Carter | November 7, 2024