Sigma Alpha Epsilon

University of Oklahoma junior and Black Student Association member Miles Francisco speaks at a rally on the OU campus Thursday.

Can OU Meet Student Demands Following Blackface Incidents?

Claire Donnelly

University of Oklahoma officials say they’re taking action after two blackface incidents near campus in less than a week. But it’s unclear whether they…

Sterling Shepard, Ty Darlington, Zach Sanchez, Bob Stoops, Charles Tapper, Trevor Knight, and Eric Striker walk arm-in-arm to protest campus racism in March 2015.

Sports

Stoops Attributes Sooners' Success To Solidarity Shown During SAE

Brian Hardzinski

The University of Oklahoma takes on Clemson University in the Orange Bowl Thursday evening. The rematch of the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl is the first of…

Fraternity Tied To Racist Chant Hires Diversity Director

Associated Press

The fraternity connected to a racist video that roiled the University of Oklahoma campus during spring has announced the hiring of a new director of…

Tape with the word "UNHEARD" covers the mouth of the sculpture "The Sower" at the University of Oklahoma on March 11, 2015 in Norman, Oklahoma. The statue was marked by the black student group OU UNHEARD at the university. (Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Education

University Of Oklahoma's New Diversity Chief: 'We Can Do Better'

Former Oklahoma state senator Jabar Shumate will join the OU faculty in June. He shares his plan for increasing diversity.

University of Oklahoma President David Boren announces the appointment of Jabar Shumate as OU's new Vice President for the University Community during a March 31 press conference.

Education

Former State Lawmaker Jabar Shumate Named University Of Oklahoma VP For Diversity

Brian Hardzinski

University of Oklahoma President David Boren has named former state Senator and Representative Jabar Shumate as OU's Vice President for the University, a…

University of Oklahoma President David Boren addresses reporters on the steps of Evans Hall Friday to announce the findings of OU's investigation into the local chapter of the SIgma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Education

Boren: Racist Chant Learned On National Leadership Cruise, High School Students On Bus

Brian Hardzinski

Updated 5:06 p.m.: SAE reaction to University of Oklahoma investigationThe SAE national office confirmed in a webpost that the fraternity's former OU…

Levi Pettit, center, walks into the Fairview Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City with state senator Anastasia Pittman and pastor J.A. Reed, Jr.

Former SAE Member Apologizes For Racist Chant

Jacob McCleland

One of the two Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members who was expelled from the University of Oklahoma for participating in a racist chant apologized on…

The exterior of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on the University of Oklahoma campus, shortly before the letters were removed from the building March 9, 2015.

Expelled OU Frat Member To Speak To Pastors, Black Leaders

Associated Press

A former University of Oklahoma student seen participating in a racist chant in a video made aboard a fraternity party bus is scheduled to speak at an…

SAE Announces Steps To Tackle Racism Within Fraternity

Jacob McCleland

The executive director of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s national office announced plans Wednesday morning to combat racism and insensitivity within the fraternity…

Demonstrators gather outside Evans Hall on the University of Oklahoma campus Monday morning to protest the video with racist chants allegedly by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members.

Oklahoma News

Diversity Concerns Linger On University Of Oklahoma Campus

In the days after a racially charged video circulated on social media and gained national attention, minority students at the University of Oklahoma spoke…