Karoline Leonard
About
Karoline Leonard is a journalism senior and editor-in-chief of OU Daily. Karoline focuses her reporting on the dynamics of power, specifically from business, education and political lenses. Karoline hopes her reporting can hold those in power accountable and help her audience be more informed about the city of Norman and university. Through her job as editor-in-chief, Karoline's main focus has been building trust with the community and engaging with the Daily's audience.
From transferring to OU midway through sophomore year to becoming editor-in-chief, Karoline Leonard reflects on journey in newsroom and making friendships.
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
David Wrobel, dean of the OU Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, is a finalist for Iowa State University’s open provost position:
The Gender + Equality center, which has served OU’s 2SLGBTQ+ community for nearly 25 years will close, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students David Surratt told student leaders Wednesday.
OU announced current Dean of the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas Andrea Miller as the next dean of OU’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Construction of the proposed entertainment district that would feature a new arena, for which OU basketball and women’s gymnastics would be the anchor tenants, will cost an estimated $1.205 billion, up over $200 million from prior statements, and would create a negative 10% day trippers loss for OU athletics events, according to two feasibility studies obtained by OU Daily Thursday.
OU Daily has learned through three sources that the dean search has concluded, an offer letter has been signed by a prospective hire and that person’s name should be announced by next week, months after interim dean receives letter alleging toxic workplace:
OU is in a season of change on campus, with numerous administrative leadership transitions, leaving OU with more open academic dean positions than its collegiate peers. As this semester winds down, OU is poised to have six of its 16 Norman deans be interim or acting leaders of their colleges: