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Higher Education
OSU in PR nightmare over pro-Hamas event
Oklahoma State University has come under national scrutiny after a message from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) was distributed touting a “week of rage.” Gov. Kevin Stitt is urging leaders “to condemn this spectacle.”Ray Carter | October 7, 2024
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Higher Education
OU professor who warns of ‘white Christian nationalism’ wins acclaim
An OU sociology professor who portrays wide swathes of American Christians as “white Christian nationalists” has been named one of the nation’s most cited academics.Ray Carter | October 4, 2024
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Higher Education
OU activist-scholar recognized for LGBTQ research
An OU sociology professor who describes herself as “a social justice activist for the LGBTQ community” has been globally ranked among the top 10 social sciences scholars.Ray Carter | September 30, 2024
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Higher Education
Report indicates OSU maintains DEI office, despite order
“DEI isn’t going away, it’s just going underground.”Ray Carter | September 19, 2024
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Higher Education
OU, OSU students ding schools in free-speech survey
“I had two professors my freshman year that would constantly bash people who were Christian and who had conservative beliefs,” said an OSU student. “One specific professor told the class, ‘You will not pass my class if you identify Republican.’”Ray Carter | September 18, 2024
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Higher Education
OU continues to fight transparency on Boren allegations
OU continues to oppose transparency regarding two reports prepared by the Jones Day law firm, one of which dealt with sexual allegations against former OU president David Boren.Ray Carter | September 10, 2024
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Higher Education
State political climate has modest impact on college choice
High-school students least willing to attend college in Oklahoma are largely white, upper-income, politically active liberals who are disproportionately female and overwhelmingly identify as LGBTQ.Ray Carter | August 27, 2024
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Higher Education
Oklahoma colleges claim to have no DEI, despite evidence
Gov. Kevin Stitt last year issued an executive order seeking to downsize or eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) offices and bureaucracy. Schools like UCO complied, whereas OU, OSU, and many others responded by claiming they had no DEI staff or programs.Ray Carter | August 26, 2024
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Higher Education
OU paid millions to combine racial focus and climate change
The University of Oklahoma is being paid millions in federal funds to tout climate-change theories in a race-based context.Ray Carter | August 19, 2024
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Higher Education
‘No one is losing their jobs’: After Stitt executive order, OU DEI rebranded
In December 2023, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order seeking to downsize or eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) offices and bureaucracy. But at the University of Oklahoma, it appears college officials responded to the order primarily by relabeling DEI offices and positions, and no DEI staff positions were eliminated.Ray Carter | August 7, 2024