Higher education

The Oklahoma Supreme Court decided Tuesday the state's law banning certain discussions on race and sex does not apply to college and university classrooms.

According to a release, the university's board will appoint an interim president "in the coming weeks."

Gov. Kevin Stitt named a new appointment Wednesday to the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents, the governing board that oversees five colleges and universities, including Oklahoma State University.

New York University offers study away programs in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and now in Tulsa.

Nationally, college enrollment has declined over the last 15 years. But Oklahoma’s largest institutions managed to avoid the post-COVID fallout and are now at all-time highs.

A growing list of Oklahoma colleges and universities are offering their workers paid parental leave. But it’s still a minority. The momentum comes after Oklahoma mandated maternity leave for state employees and teachers.

America's first higher-education institution for Native Americans opened over a century ago. But the college has recently struggled to stay afloat amid financial struggles. It now faces a grim choice: fight for what's left or close the doors forever.

Bacone College in Muskogee is filing for bankruptcy.

Lawmakers are considering another initiative to incentivize teachers to stay in Oklahoma classrooms that would allow teachers’ children to be eligible for the state’s tuition scholarship program.

As Bacone College's future remains uncertain, the owner of Midgley-Huber — the company that sued Bacone College for over $1.5 million in unpaid work payments — told KWGS News he would allow the school to finish the spring semester if his bid wins.