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A round-up of local, state, and national media coverage of the University of Oklahoma chapter of the AAUP.

2021

ACLU, ACLU of Oklahoma, Lawyers Committee File Lawsuit Challenging Oklahoma Classroom Censorship Bill Banning Race and Gender DiscourseOKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2021--

ACLU leads lawsuit against Oklahoma's ban on race, gender curriculumsThe groups are asking the court to declare the bill unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth amendments, and are urging the court to issue a preliminary injunction that would put an immediate stop to the bill and immediately allow students and educators to have full and truthful discussions around race and gender in the classroom.

University of Oklahoma 'assessing impact' of President Biden's vaccine mandate NORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) - Vaccine mandates could be headed to Oklahoma businesses with 100 or more employees after a recent announcement made by President Joe Biden. The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been instructed to develop a rule that will require vaccine mandates for employers with 100 or more employees. The University of Oklahoma would fall into that category. RELATED |Bethany School Board votes to keep existing 'no quarantine' policy.

OU-AAUP gives university failing score for not meeting demands for stronger COVID-19 policiesOU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors gave the university a failing grade when evaluating its response to the group’s call for strengthened COVID-19 protocols.

OU professors demand vaccine and mask mandates, hazard payNORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) - OU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors sent a letter to administration demanding mitigation steps following a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases. In the letter, the professors demand mask and vaccine mandates, flexible work, hazard pay, and a "transparent pandemic plan". The professors also say OU Law Faculty have looked at Senate Bill 658 and found pathways the university can take to ensure worker and student safety.

OU AAUP, Faculty Senate urge action on campus masking, reconsideration of legislation limiting COVID-19 protocolsOU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the OU Faculty Senate Executive Committee released statements calling for lawmakers and university administrators to reevaluate state Senate Bill 658

Inconsistent masking policy between university academics, athletics calls interpretation of state law into question, legal experts sayThough members of the media were required to wear masks at a recent OU football press conference, OU administrators are only “strongly encouraging” masking at a university level, drawing questions

Playing With FIREBY HANK REICHMAN The headline on Inside Higher Ed was provocative, if not downright inflammatory: “AAUP vs. FIRE.” But rather than the knockdown drag-out contest between two national o…

Why Boundaries for Classroom Speech MatterBY KELLI PYRON ALVAREZ In June, a colleague who did not attend my University of Oklahoma workshop “Anti-Racist Rhetoric & Pedagogies” decided to download the video and send it to off-campus par…

FIRE!BY MICHAEL GIVEL At many universities across the United States, a modern addition to central administrations has been some type of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program or office. At the…

Oklahoma FirestormBY JULIE A. WARD I was born in Oklahoma, and graduated from high school and college in this state. I am a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. And I am an associate professor at the University…

AAUP at University of Oklahoma challenges FIRE statements on free speechThe two groups differ on what may be done to prevent racist statements in class.

OU AAUP rejects portrayal of anti-racist faculty workshop by Foundation for Individual Rights in EducationThe OU American Association of University Professors released a statement July 6 in response to an article by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education on an OU professor’s remarks

OU AAUP urges university to boost virus mitigation efforts in line with CDC guidances ahead of fall semesterAs the fall semester approaches, the OU chapter of the American Association of University Professors is clashing with OU over its Phase IV Return Plan COVID-19 guidelines.

OU community members fear potential negative financial impact on low-income students following tuition increaseThe OU Board of Regents’ June 22 decision to increase tuition costs by 2.75 percent following three years without increases has been met with disapproval from both students and faculty.

Some OU professors concerned with COVID-19 requirementsSome University of Oklahoma professors are voicing their concerns with the university's updated requirements for COVID-19, saying there are major discrepancies with guidance from the CDC. Those differences they say are "stark and troubling. " The first issue they noted is that OU is not requiring staff to get a COVID-19 vaccine nor are they providing incentives for students and others to get vaccinated.

OU faculty host public health webinar in effort to curb vaccine hesitancy, address university plans for fall semesterAs the pandemic nears the end in the U.S., vaccines are available to the public and unemployment is lowering. OU faculty are aiming to empower the community to continue moving

OU AAUP chapter urges university to require vaccinations following update to mask, social distancing requirementsThe OU chapter of the American Association of University Professors urged the university to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for students and employees before returning to in-person activities in the fall

OU professors speak out against lack of COVID-19 vaccine requirementsSome professors at the University of Oklahoma say the university should have a COVID-19 vaccine requirement before students and staff return to campus for in-person classes in the fall. The University of Oklahoma American Association of University Professors says the lack of requirements could confuse some as select students are required to be vaccinated for health and study abroad programs. RELATED:OU adopts limited COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students, faculty & staff.

OU instructors, professors criticize "adjuntification" of teaching positions, process of raising renewable ranked faculty capTenured faculty and instructors at OU say a recent decision by the board of regents contributes to the "adjunctification" of higher education teaching positions.

'A symptom of deeper problems': OU professors, instructors express dismay in current course evaluation systemA system that has long been used in several universities across the country to evaluate teachers’ in-class performance has also continually caused doubts about its effectiveness and parity among OU

2020

University professor group calls for OU administration's town hall attendance, COVID-19 action, democracyThe OU chapter of the American Association of University Professors invited OU administrators Tuesday to its next meeting and requested a public informational meeting with student and faculty organizations.

OU professors and staff seeking stronger response to pandemic from administratorsA group of professors and staff at the University of Oklahoma are demanding a discussion and a strong response to the pandemic from the administration.

OU workers group condemns university COVID-19 response, sends demandsThe OU chapter of the American Association of University Professors released demands calling for more transparency in campus COVID-19 data and stricter enforcement of social distancing and masking Thursday morning.

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