The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges is committed to a multicultural, multiethnic and multiracial environment at each of the six regional universities.
Diversity is one of the hallmarks of a great university.
Promoting dignity and respect among all members of the university community is a responsibility each of us must share. Acts of racial and ethnic harassment are repugnant to the Board's commitments and will not be tolerated. While the Board embraces the principles of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, it abhors the abuse of this freedom by those who would provoke hatred and violence based on race and ethnicity. Racial and ethnic harassment is a growing concern across American college campuses. While principles of academic freedom and freedom of speech require tolerance of ideas and opinions, racial and ethnic harassment cannot and will not be permitted at the regional universities.