Executive orders bring sweeping change to Oklahoma higher education landscape – The Collegian

AHA Sends Letter Urging Recission of Oklahoma Executive Order Targeting Tenure Protections

The AHA sent a letter to Governor Kevin Stitt urging him to rescind an executive order encouraging the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education to gut existing tenure protections at state research universities and eliminate tenure outright at regional universities and community colleges. “If adopted,” the letter reads, “these changes…

Executive orders bring sweeping change to Oklahoma higher education landscape – The Collegian

Tenure gone, shorter degree plans, and performance-based funding are all features of the Governor’s new plan On Feb. 5, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed two executive orders that will fundamentally change the college landscape in Oklahoma. The first was Executive Order 2026-06, which aims to eliminate tenure. The act states that tenure is to be phased out of all public universities, with the exception of the University and Oklahoma Sta…