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The concise inclusion of Oklahoma Christian University's Title IX exemption is in line with Wikipedia policies listed at /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not. The following specific Wikipedia policies prohibit editing of this brief and relevant statement that is cited with a link to the US Department of Education's website.
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The policy that Wikipedia is not censored also contains the following quote which is longer than the one-sentence Title IX addition: "The University is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. Thus it permits the freest expression of views before students, trusting to their good sense in passing judgment on these views." - Clark Kerr, President of the University of California (1961)[5]
Citation from /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not [5] "Former UC President Clark Kerr, a national leader in higher education, dies at 92" (Press release). UC Berkeley. December 2, 2003. Retrieved August 5, 2021. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.142.25.163 ( talk) 09:27, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
The update to the OC Trustees is concise and cited with an appropriate link at https://www.oc.edu/about/president/board-of-trustees. The veracity of this claim is clear from the listing of each organization the trustee represents on the OC Board of Trustees webpage. Wikipedia's policies for censorship and editing by paid editors representing corporations should be followed and this should not be reverted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.15.246.139 ( talk) 20:39, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
OC's policies have a wide base of support. I do think that a comprehensive university article ought to mention (with suitable references) if it's governed by a board of trustees, though—it's an important part of the university's structure, even if not particularly distinctive. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 06:22, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
Does anyone else think that this article is very self-promotional in places? There is already a message in place in the "Campus" section, but I am seeing it in other places throughout the article as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there was conflict of interest by faculty or other involved parties editing this page. Anyone have any thoughts? TNstingray ( talk) 15:25, 2 May 2022 (UTC)