As colleges clamp down on the teaching of gender, advocates say professors taking the hit

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December 8, 2025

Professors are taking the brunt of the storm as new fights over the teaching of gender and race erupt in college classrooms.

An Oklahoma University (OU) student is accusing her instructor of religious discrimination after she received a failing grade on an assignment on gender for which she cited the Bible more than the assigned reading. Meanwhile, Texas Tech University recently released guidance to ban the teaching of more than two genders and restrict some topics regarding race.

The trend is alarming free speech and higher education advocates who see the First Amendment rights of professors in peril.

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As colleges clamp down on the teaching of gender, advocates say professors taking the hit

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