Editing University of Tulsa (section)

===2015 student speech controversy===
In February 2015, after the University of Tulsa suspended a student under its zero-tolerance policy for harassment for threatening and defamatory Facebook postings by his fiancée against multiple faculty members and a female student, administrators attempted to discourage the campus newspaper from publishing information the university deemed "confidential".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Viera|first1=Mariana|title=U. of Tulsa administrator threatens to punish student journalists for investigating student's punishment over Facebook posts|url=http://www.splc.org/article/2015/02/u-of-tulsa-administrator-threatens-to-punish-student-journalists-for-investigating-students-punishment-over-facebook-posts|publisher=Student Press Law Center|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217214657/http://www.splc.org/article/2015/02/u-of-tulsa-administrator-threatens-to-punish-student-journalists-for-investigating-students-punishment-over-facebook-posts|archive-date=February 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The controversy was picked up by two websites that claimed the administration used  "threats" and "intimidation" to "cover up" their handling of the disciplinary issue.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Soave|first1=Robby|title=Student Expelled Over Husband's Facebook Posts, Newspaper Censored for Asking Questions|url=http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/12/student-expelled-over-husbands-facebook|publisher=Reason.com|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913073742/http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/12/student-expelled-over-husbands-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kitroeff|first1=Natalie|title=University of Tulsa Creates 'Atmosphere of Fear' to Silence Criticism, Students Say|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/university-of-tulsa-creates-atmosphere-of-fear-to-silence-criticism-say-students|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 17, 2015|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217155920/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/university-of-tulsa-creates-atmosphere-of-fear-to-silence-criticism-say-students|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2016, the former student filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming his dismissal was unfair and was a breach of the institution's commitment to due process.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vicent|first1=Samantha|title=Former University of Tulsa student sues after suspension for alleged social media harassment|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/former-university-of-tulsa-student-sues-after-suspension-for-alleged/article_ff3a23be-b00e-553b-9e16-cb93236ce497.html|access-date=January 25, 2016|newspaper=Tulsa World|date=January 20, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108140653/https://tulsaworld.com/news/courts/former-university-of-tulsa-student-sues-after-suspension-for-alleged/article_ff3a23be-b00e-553b-9e16-cb93236ce497.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The incident earned the university a spot on the [[Foundation for Individual Rights in Education|Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)]] 2016 "10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/the-10-worst-colleges-for_b_9243000.html|title=The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2016|last=Lukianoff|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Lukianoff|date=February 17, 2016|website=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506150549/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-lukianoff/the-10-worst-colleges-for_b_9243000.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2023, however, the University of Tulsa had received a "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in recognition of the university's commitment to free speech.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 31, 2023|title=University of Tulsa {{!}} The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression|url=https://www.thefire.org/colleges/university-tulsa|access-date=July 23, 2024|website=thefire.org|language=en}}</ref>