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** Inside OU
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** OU Class of 2025 Breaks University Records
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The Class of 2025 is the largest, most diverse and highest academically qualified freshman class in OU’s 131-year history ... (https://www.ou.edu/web/news_events/articles/news_2021/ou-class-of-2025-breaks-university-records?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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** The Newest Numbers: COVID-19 Data
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Recent numbers show that more OU community members are getting vaccinated – take a look at the latest data, which also points to the vaccine’s effectiveness ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2021/august/the-newest-numbers-covid-19-data?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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** Kalenda Eaton Selected as Director of Oklahoma Research for National Park Service's Black Homesteader Project
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Professor Kalenda Eaton will lead a team of researchers, students and members of an advisory board to explore the lives of Black homesteaders in Oklahoma ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2021/august/kalenda-eaton-selected-as-director-of-oklahoma-research-for-national-park-services-black-homesteader-project?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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** OU Researchers to Develop Assessment Tool for Middle School Students with Disabilities
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A team of OU researchers, led by Professor Kendra Williams-Diehm, will build a transition assessment tool specific to middle school students with disabilities ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2021/august/ou-researchers-to-develop-assessment-tool-for-middle-school-students-with-disabilities?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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** Finding Top Talent: A Look at OU Fine Arts' Competitive Auditions Process
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Each year, hundreds of prospective students participate in rigorous and competitive audition process in hopes of earning acceptance to the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2021/august/finding-top-talent-a-look-at-ou-fine-arts-competitive-auditions-process?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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** 'A Period of Growth': OU Alumnus Reflects on the Impact of his OU Experience
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Elmer Ray Jackson, believed to be the first African American battalion commanding officer for the OU Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, reflects on his time at OU in the 1960s ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2021/august/a-period-of-growth-ou-alumnus-reflects-on-the-impact-of-his-ou-experience?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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** OU-Tulsa Adds New Ph.D. in Organizational and Community Leadership
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The new Ph.D. program in organizational and community leadership is designed to produce leaders in academia, industry and government ... (https://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/2021/august/ou-tulsa-adds-new-phd-in-organizational-and-community-leadership?utm_source=email&utm_id=IOU-Aug25)
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