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“Planning with Diverse Communities” Students Publish Op-Eds

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“Planning with Diverse Communities” Students Publish Op-Eds


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May 4, 2021

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Students Devon Westbrook and Marshall Berry recently had op-eds published in the Daily Ardmoreite and Tulsa World. The students wrote about electric vehicles and issues around school choice. These op-eds were part of an assignment from the RCPL course, “Planning with Diverse Communities,” taught by Prof. C. Aujean Lee.

Read Devon Westbrook’s guest column, “Paying for Oklahoma’s Roads: Updates Needed,” published in the Daily Ardmoreite on March 14, 2021.

Read Marshall Berry’s guest column, “Vouchers avoid fixing bad schools,” published in the Tulsa World on March 16, 2021.


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