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The best part about writing this column is what happens afterwards. The unexpected conversations that land in my inbox once the column stops being mine and starts being yours.

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The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor from teaching duties over her decision to fail a paper on gender that cited the Bible, in a case that has provoked a debate over academic freedom ...

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