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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
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Higher Education
OU hire tied to student civil-rights violations
OU’s new hire as institutional equity officer, Honey Ussery, was accused of violating a student’s civil rights when she held a similar position at the University of Mississippi—and the student at the center of that lawsuit prevailed in court.Ray Carter | August 1, 2024
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Higher Education
OU professor part of Biden ‘hate’ workshop
An OU education professor who “seeks to disrupt whiteness and white supremacy on predominantly white campuses” was featured at a recent workshop hosted by the Biden White House.Ray Carter | July 12, 2024
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Higher Education
Oklahoma Legislature can stop CCP influence in higher ed
Some states are taking action to protect their educational institutions from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence. Oklahoma should do likewise.Trent England | June 20, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Higher Education
A look at higher-education spending
Government spending in Oklahoma continues to grow, including in the area of higher education.Curtis Shelton | June 13, 2024
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Higher Education
OU should end race-based discrimination
“The University of Oklahoma determines how much financial aid it gives to students based on their race,” a new lawsuit alleges. “That is unlawful.”Jonathan Small | June 3, 2024
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Higher Education
OU sued for racist scholarship practices
A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court says OU’s race-based financial-aid practices are unlawful.Ray Carter | May 16, 2024
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Higher Education
Speech First prevails in fight with OSU
OSU will disband its “Bias Response Team” and make other significant changes. Cherise Trump, executive director of Speech First, hopes other universities will “learn from OSU’s experience that there is a high cost to violating students’ constitutional rights.”Ray Carter | April 17, 2024