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How an Oklahoma student's gender essay became a national culture war fight

The university is investigating after a student’s failed essay on gender sparked protests, political involvement, and harassment of faculty, with Turning Point USA growing from 15 to 2,000 members.

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Ryan Walters had a suggestion for the University of Oklahoma student who emailed him for help over a bad grade. “Fight back.” The student, Samantha Fulnecky, a junior on a pre-med track, recently got a 0 on her essay that leaned on her Christian beliefs for an assignment on gender stereotypes in her psychology class. The instructor told her in a Nov. 16 message that her essay was offensive and lacked evidence. Fulnecky said she felt like she’d been penalized for her religious views.

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NBC News broke the news in United States on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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