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University of Oklahoma Removes Graduate Instructor Over Contested Bible-Based Essay Grade

The university cited arbitrary grading in removing the instructor from teaching duties.

FILE - People walk on the Oval at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., Tuesday, March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
A sign on the campus of Oklahoma University on December 01, 2024 in Norman, Oklahoma.
A general view the University of Oklahoma campus on September 30, 2023 in Norman, Oklahoma.
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)

Overview

  • The school said a review found the graduate teaching assistant was arbitrary in grading a psychology paper and that the instructor will no longer have instructional duties.
  • The student’s grade appeal was upheld earlier, with the assignment removed from her course total so there was no academic harm.
  • Officials said a religious-discrimination complaint was investigated and concluded, but the findings will not be released.
  • The instructor, identified as Mel Curth, denies acting arbitrarily and is considering an appeal, according to her attorney.
  • A second instructor was placed on leave after reportedly offering excused absences for a protest, as the case drew national attention through Turning Point USA posts and campus demonstrations.