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Tipoffs for Tulsa, Oklahoma (City) Newsletter for Friday April 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

$100K Mellon Grant Strengthens OU's Women and Gender Studies
NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 5 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma's Department of Women and Gender Studies has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. This funding will bolster the department's support for undergraduate students and expand partnerships with other universities, nonprofits and community organizations. "One of our goals is to support researchers, teachers and professors in women's and gender studies across the   more

Human Rights Campaign: Ryan Walters Appointee Chaya Raichik, Creator of 'LibsOfTikTok' Hate Account, Added to Southern Poverty Law Center's List of Hate Extremists
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has added Ryan Walters appointee Chaya Raichik - the former Brooklyn real estate agent who created the anti-LGBTQ+ hate account "LibsOfTikTok" - to its "Extremist Files," which profiles both individual extremists and extremist movements.. SPLC announced her addition to the list citing how Raichik's "disinfo campaigns are associated w/ real world violence and bomb threats. H  more

KWU and JRI Hospitality Announce Food Service Agreement
SALINA, Kansas, April 5 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Kansas Wesleyan University (KWU) and JRI Hospitality announced a new collaboration on Thursday, one that will see JRI partner as the university's new food service provider. The collaboration begins early this summer. "We're excited for this next chapter in the story of building the student experience," said Dr. Matt Thompson, KWU president. "The food we serve our students is critical to the student experie  more

Public Service Company of Oklahoma Announces American Electric Power Teacher Vision Grants to 45 Innovative Public School Projects
TULSA, Oklahoma, April 5 -- Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a unit of American Electric Power, issued the following news release: Toys to make learning science and math fun for Grove kindergartners, broadcast production equipment for Idabel Middle School and calculators for Blanchard math students are some of the projects funded by 2024 AEP Teacher Vision Grants, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) announced today. The 45 American Electric Power (AEP) Teacher Vision grants to Oklahoma  more