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Higher Education
OU student: No intent to cause controversy with essay
University of Oklahoma junior Samantha Fulnecky says she was blindsided when her reaction essay—arguing that gender is binary and grounding her view in Christian convictions—earned a zero. She says she didn’t know her online instructor identified as transgender and wasn’t trying to provoke anyone.Ray Carter | December 3, 2025
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Higher Education
OU probes claim of religious discrimination after student given zero
A University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate a junior student’s allegation that she was discriminated against for expressing Christian beliefs in an assigned “reaction paper” on gender.Ray Carter | December 1, 2025
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Higher Education
Pattern of anti-Christian bias? OU hit with new complaint
A new discrimination complaint at the University of Oklahoma is reigniting long-running concerns about hostility toward Christian or conservative viewpoints on campus.Ray Carter | November 25, 2025
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Higher Education
Is the OSU staffer who intimidated a conservative student still employed?
Weeks after berating a conservative student, an OSU staff member remains employed, according to multiple sources. The confrontation, first reported (with audio) by OCPA, drew national and international attention and prompted some lawmakers to demand her dismissal.Ray Carter | November 17, 2025
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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