Standridge said it’s not clear what authority the order would have because Oklahoma’s universities are regulated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, not the governor’s office.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
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"There's a forced element, there's a compulsion to embrace an ideological belief that should never enter into these discussions," said Republican state Sen. Rob Standridge, a university alum.
Education groups decry 'cancel culture,' 'wokeism' on college campuses
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