NEWS
November 04, 2025
Five current and former University of Oklahoma employees were inducted yesterday evening into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. Selected for their achievements and leadership, the honorees were celebrated by the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society at its 31st annual banquet and induction ceremony at the University of Central Oklahoma.
“Unschooling is probably not for every kid and probably not for every parent. However, I think there’s some evidence to suggest that it works very well when you have a parent who’s able to facilitate the learning well and where you have a child who’s very self-directed in how they want to learn,” says Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma professor of education policy.
Many chatbots direct users who talk about suicide to mental health emergency hotlines or text services. Crisis center workers are trained to recognize when someone in acute psychological pain requires an intervention or welfare check, said Shelby Rowe, executive director of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the University of Oklahoma
“JFK’s inaugural parade passed by that stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in 1961, and I think Kennedy was really caught off-guard by how sort of dilapidated it was,” said Angela M. Person, associate dean of the Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma.
“It’s like going to the Amazon rainforest to bird-watch and seeing only pigeons,” said James Hung, an ecologist at the University of Oklahoma and co-author of the study. “I was shocked. This was supposed to be a biodiversity hotspot — but all we were seeing were honeybees.”
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October 27, 2025
On Oct. 24, the OU community gathered for the annual Capital Campaign Gala, celebrating $1.64 billion raised toward the $2 billion goal to expand access and affordability for students. The evening also emphasized OU’s growing leadership in advancing the health of Oklahoma.
October 27, 2025
Showtime on the Soval, featuring Dan + Shay, turned the historic South Oval into an open-air concert exclusively for OU students, faculty and staff.
October 08, 2025
The Beat Bevo Bash took place on the South Oval on Oct. 8, kicking off the 2025 Red River Rivalry weekend, and the Soval Series, in true Sooner style.
