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

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.

Dec 15, 2025 - 04:30
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How an Oklahoma student's gender essay became a national culture war fight
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.

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