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OU Removes TA From Classroom After Review Finds Arbitrary Grading in Bible‑Essay Dispute

OU cites an internal review finding arbitrary grading, with discrimination findings kept confidential.

NORMAN, OK- MARCH 11: Students walk on campus between clases at the University of Oklahoma on March 11, 2015 in Norman, Oklahoma. Video showing Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing a racist chant while traveling on a tour bus went viral after being uploaded to the internet. SAE's national chapter has since suspended the students involved and the University of Oklahoma President David Boren has terminated the fraternity's affiliation with the school. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The University of Oklahoma said the graduate teaching assistant who failed Samantha Fulnecky's psychology paper will no longer have instructional duties.
  • Officials said an examination of the instructor’s prior grading patterns and her own statements led them to conclude the grading of this paper was arbitrary.
  • The university confirmed the student’s discrimination complaint was investigated, but it is not releasing the investigation’s findings.
  • A grade appeal removed the assignment from the course total, resulting in no academic harm, while the TA, identified as Mel Curth, defended the zero as based on academic criteria.
  • A second instructor was placed on leave over protest‑absence concerns, and OU’s AAUP chapter criticized the university for a lack of transparency as conservative figures publicly backed the student.