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62-751: The University of Tulsa College of Law was founded by local attorneys in 1923, during one of Tulsa's oil booms. The law school was originally known simply as the Tulsa Law School and was independent of the University of Tulsa . Initially, classes took place in the Central High School building in downtown Tulsa, while the law library was in the Tulsa County courthouse, a few blocks away. The faculty initially consisted of practicing Tulsa attorneys who taught classes at night. Tulsa Law

124-694: A "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in recognition of the university's commitment to free speech. Tulsa's sports teams participate in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American); its football team is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Tulsa has the smallest undergraduate enrollment of any FBS school. TU has had

186-654: A gift from the energy company, which hosts events and programming to promote diversity on campus. Although TU has historic ties to the Presbyterian Church, the university has long embraced religious diversity. In 2002, TU was home to the first mosque built on an American university campus. TU also hosts a chapter of Hillel International , an organization to support Jewish life on campus. The university also hosts several organizations reflecting different streams of Christian spiritual practice, including Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox. In February 2015, after

248-614: A member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1938. The program offers training in all facets of law, including theoretical analysis, practical application, legal writing, advocacy, professional responsibility, and negotiation and counseling skills. Established in 1857, Baylor Law School was the first law school in Texas and the second law school west of the Mississippi River. Law classes continued until 1883 when

310-682: A member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1966. The name of the school was formally changed to the University of Tulsa College of Law. In the late 1970s, Tulsa Law became increasingly prominent in the field of energy law and policy; during this period, the Energy Law Journal and the National Energy and Law Policy Institute were established at the law school (NELPI). The National Energy Law and Policy Institute

372-842: A number of distinguished individuals among its alumni, including current Walmart CEO Doug McMillon , New York School poet Ted Berrigan , The Outsiders author S.E. Hinton , voicemail inventor Gordon Matthews , Golden Girls actress Rue McClanahan , actor Peter McRobbie , roboticist and author Daniel H. Wilson , radio legend Paul Harvey , Kuwaiti Petroleum Company CEO Hani Abdulaziz Al Hussein , TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw (who played football for TU but did not graduate), Cherokee Nation Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith , botanist and ecologist Harriet George Barclay , U.S. Congressman and Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent , NBA basketball player Steve Bracey , and Brazilian billionaire businessman Ermirio Pereira de Moraes ; HE Suhail Al Mazroui , Minister of Energy & Industry for

434-543: A public-private partnership with the City of Tulsa. The museum has one of the largest collections of American Western art in the world (including famous works by Frederic Remington , Thomas Moran , and others) and houses growing collections of artifacts from Central and South America. The museum sits on 460 acres (1.9 km ) in northwest Tulsa. The Bob Dylan Archive is a collection of documents and objects relating to iconic American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (whose mentor

496-496: A restructuring of academic programs at the university that would eliminate several academic programs. The plan was met with resistance from some faculty who believed it was formulated without adequate input from faculty. Although faculty members voted " no confidence " in the president and provost in November, the university's board of trustees publicly affirmed their support of the plan. In January 2020, President Clancy informed

558-446: A rivalry with the slightly larger Rice University and a football rivalry with the substantially larger University of Houston . It also has two current rivalries with D-I schools that do not sponsor football—an in-conference rivalry with Wichita State University , especially in men's basketball , and a crosstown rivalry, most prominently in basketball , with Summit League member Oral Roberts University . The university's nickname

620-570: A state. These first students attended classes at the First Presbyterian Church until permanent buildings could be erected on the new campus. This became the start of higher education in Tulsa. Kendall Hall, the first building of the new school, was completed in 1908 and was quickly followed by two other buildings. All three buildings have since been demolished, with Kendall the last to be razed in 1972. The bell that once hung in

682-518: A wide-ranging array of topics including 20th-century British , Irish , and American literature , which includes the world's second-largest collection of materials by James Joyce . It also houses the papers of Nobel Prize winners V.S. Naipaul and Doris Lessing , as well as novelists and poets Jean Rhys , Eliot Bliss , David Plante , Anna Kavan , and Stevie Smith , just to name a few. In addition to these famous novelists, McFarlin Library houses

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744-593: A write-on competition, or writing a note or comment for the journal that is selected for publication. Students can gain experience by working Baylor Law's legal clinics. Baylor Law currently has five legal clinics: Estate Planning, Immigration, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship, Trial Advocacy, and the Veterans Clinic. Over the past few years, more than 1,500 central Texans have been served by Baylor Law students, faculty, and volunteer attorneys. Baylor Law's Director of Clinical Programs, Josh Borderud,

806-475: Is 3.9%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2019 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Baylor for the 2022-23 academic year is $ 87,284. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years

868-846: Is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma . It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church , although it is now nondenominational, and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic . The school traces its origin to the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls, which was established in 1882 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, then a town in Indian Territory, and which evolved into an institution of higher education named Henry Kendall College by 1894. The college moved to Tulsa, another town in

930-640: Is a national leader in teaching, scholarship and research in energy, environmental, and natural resources law and policy and Native American law. The on-campus Boesche Legal Clinic offers students real-world experience under the supervision of clinical professors while providing pro bono legal services to disadvantaged populations. Clinics include the Immigrant Rights Project and the Lobeck Taylor Family Advocacy Clinic. Previous projects have centered on among

992-615: Is not far from Tulsa's downtown and midtown neighborhoods. The campus, in particular its football venue Skelly Field, is located on the historic U.S. Route 66 , America's "Mother Road" stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles . Tulsa Golden Hurricane football has played home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium since 1930. McFarlin Library: Resources and Notable Collections The library's Department of Special Collections and University Archives houses over 12 million archival items and has over 1,000 collections on

1054-569: Is ranked 6th among petroleum engineering graduate schools and 10th among undergraduate PE schools by U.S. News & World report. The Presbyterian School for Indian Girls (also known as "Minerva Home") was founded in Muskogee , Indian Territory , in 1882 to offer a primary education to young women of the Creek Nation . In 1894, the young school expanded to become Henry Kendall College, named in honor of Reverend Henry Kendall, secretary of

1116-816: Is the Golden Hurricane (it was originally the Golden Tornadoes). The Sound of the Golden Hurricane marching band plays at all home football and basketball games as well as traveling to championships in support of the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa has won six national championships (three NCAA): four in women's golf and two in men's basketball. The University of Tulsa currently fields a varsity team in seven men's sports and ten women's sports. The school's colors are old gold ( PMS 7502), royal blue (PMS 661C), and crimson (PMS 186). The university's original motto was, in full: "Faith, Wisdom, Service: For Christ, For State." The University of Tulsa Collegian

1178-509: Is the long-standing independent and student-run newspaper on campus. The following scholarly journals are published by the university: In 2003 Tulsa joined the efforts of Brown University on the Modernist Journals Project , an online archive of early 20th-century periodicals. Tulsa has contributed various modernist texts from McFarlin Library's Special Collections to the project's website. Sean Latham, then-editor of

1240-470: The James Joyce Quarterly , brought the 2003 North American James Joyce Conference to the University of Tulsa. TU students have won 67 Goldwater Scholarships , 5 Marshall Scholarships , 3 Rhodes Scholarships (9 Rhodes finalists), 28 Fulbright Scholarships , and numerous Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and Morris K. Udall Fellowships. The University of Tulsa counts

1302-637: The James Joyce Quarterly , developed a North Campus center for petroleum engineering research, and expanded many main campus facilities. He was succeeded by Eugene L. Swearingen, a Stanford University -trained economist and Oklahoma native who served on the National Finance Committee for the Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign. Swearingen increased TU's endowment and expanded the footprint of its campus. In 2004, anthropologist Steadman Upham joined

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1364-828: The Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature , founded by former TU professor and noted feminist critic Germaine Greer (now at the University of Cambridge ). TU's athletic teams are collectively known as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The University of Tulsa is designated as a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in both Information Assurance and Cyber Defense. The McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering

1426-473: The Master of Taxation , the Master of Public Policy and Administration , or the Master of Divinity degree. First-year students are required to take the following courses and satisfactory completion is required before moving to upper-level courses. The required courses are: The following courses are mandatory upper-class courses for all student (Practice Court classes are shown separately): The hallmark of

1488-673: The United Kingdom . The University of Tulsa is home to more than 150 student organizations, registered with and partially funded by the Student Government Association. Several groups exist to support diversity on the University of Tulsa campus. There are at least 25 campus organizations existing to support and sustain a diverse campus community. In addition, TU hosts the Chevron Multicultural Resource Center, funded by

1550-518: The 1920s. TU College of Law offers Juris Doctor programs for full-time and part-time students. TU Law also grants the degree of Master of Laws , or LLM , in the areas of Native American Law, Natural Resources and Energy Law, and International Law for foreign students. Additionally, the College of Law offers two online Master of Jurisprudence (MJ) degrees in Indian law and energy law. Students have

1612-496: The 200 ABA accredited law schools. On July 1, 2024, Jeremy Counseller began serving as Dean of the Law School after a nationwide search ended in his selection. An alumnus of Baylor Law School, Counseller returned as a professor in 2003 and taught civil procedure and evidence courses before becoming dean. For the classes entering in 2022, Baylor Law School accepted 23.8% of applicants and 17.57% of those accepted enrolled with

1674-528: The Creek Nation in 1904, before the state of Oklahoma was created. In 1920, Kendall College was renamed the University of Tulsa. The University of Tulsa is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". It manages the Gilcrease Museum , which includes one of the largest collections of American Western art and indigenous American artifacts in the world. TU also hosts

1736-627: The Kendall Building tower was saved and displayed in Bayless Plaza. The Kendall College presidents during 1907–1919 were Arthur Grant Evans, Levi Harrison Beeler, Seth Reed Gordon, Frederick William Hawley, Ralph J. Lamb, Charles Evans, James G. McMurtry and Arthur L. Odell. In 1918, the Methodist Church proposed building a college in Tulsa, using money donated by a Tulsa oilman Robert M. McFarlin . The proposed college

1798-652: The Presbyterian Board of Home Missions. The first president was William A. Caldwell, who served a brief two-year term, which ended in 1896. Caldwell was succeeded by William Robert King, a Presbyterian minister and co-founder of the college, who had come to Oklahoma from Tennessee , by way of the Union Theological Seminary in New York City (affiliated with Columbia University ). Kendall College, while still in Muskogee, granted

1860-698: The United Arab Emirates, member of the Supreme Petroleum Council , and sits on the executive committee and other sections of Mubadala Investment Company . Baylor Law School Baylor Law School is the oldest law school in Texas. Baylor Law School is affiliated with Baylor University and located in Waco , Texas. The school has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1931 and has been

1922-497: The University of Tulsa as president, having served in faculty and leadership positions at the University of Oregon and Arizona State University . Within five years of his arrival, TU saw 13 major construction projects and renovations on campus, ranging from the construction of the Roxana Rozsa and Robert Eugene Lorton Performance Center to the overhaul of Keplinger Hall, and plans for seven more major projects finalized (despite

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1984-431: The University of Tulsa assumed management of the famous Gilcrease Museum in northwest Tulsa. In 2016, President Upham retired and was succeeded by Gerard Clancy, who previously served as a psychiatry professor and held leadership positions at the University of Iowa and the University of Oklahoma . About two and a half years into his presidency, in the spring of 2019, President Clancy and Provost Janet K. Levit announced

2046-603: The University of Tulsa centers on a wide, grassy, quad-like space known as Dietler Commons, formerly called "The U." The predominant architectural style is English Gothic. Most of the buildings are constructed from tan and rose-colored Crab Orchard sandstone from Tennessee interspersed with stone quarried in Arkansas . Other materials include Bedford limestone from Indiana and slate quarried in Vermont . The university's campus borders Tulsa's Kendall Whittier neighborhood and

2108-483: The University of Tulsa suspended a student under its zero-tolerance policy for harassment for threatening and defamatory Facebook postings by his fiancée against multiple faculty members and a female student, administrators attempted to discourage the campus newspaper from publishing information the university deemed "confidential". The controversy was picked up by two websites that claimed the administration used "threats" and "intimidation" to "cover up" their handling of

2170-478: The University of Tulsa's main campus in 1973, where it was housed in what was then named John Rogers Hall. The building was formally dedicated with a speech by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist . In May 2016, the university decided to remove the name of John Rogers from the law school's building, in response to increased controversy about Rogers' role in the founding of the Ku Klux Klan in Tulsa in

2232-718: The ability to obtain joint JD/MA degrees in a variety of fields including, history, English, psychology, as well as a joint JD/MBA , joint JD/ Masters in Taxation , and joint JD/ MS in geosciences, biological sciences, and finance. TU Law offers certificate programs in sustainable energy and resources law, Native American law, and health law. The college also hosts a number of endowed lecture series which bring renowned scholars and jurists to campus: The College of Law also has study abroad arrangements allowing students to study in Dublin or London . The University of Tulsa College of Law

2294-511: The aged, American Indians, inter alia . In 2016, Tulsa Law launched the Solo Practice Clinic to help its students develop the skills necessary to operate their own legal practices, which is particularly common for attorneys serving rural, small business and low-income clients, among others. According to TU Law's 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 91.6% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term positions for which bar passage

2356-417: The average enrollee having a 163 LSAT score and 3.72 undergraduate GPA . The school operates on a quarter system and has four graduating classes per year. Each matriculate class has a separate application pool and applicants are required to apply to the quarter in which they would like to begin. A typical academic year consists of three quarters, with students choosing to take off the fourth quarter of

2418-810: The board that he needed to cut back on his activities because of unspecified medical issues. The board named Provost Levit as interim president of the school, effective in January 2020. Former Congressman Brad R. Carson became president of the University of Tulsa on July 1, 2021. The University of Tulsa offers liberal arts, music, film, and professional programs, including engineering , English , computer science , natural sciences , social sciences, health sciences, business, law, and other disciplines. The university has an undergraduate research program, evidenced by 45 students receiving Goldwater Scholarships since 1995. The Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge (TURC) allows undergraduates to conduct advanced research with

2480-484: The college. Club members who packaged a bid in 1907 to move the college to Tulsa included: B. Betters, H. O. McClure, L. N. Butts, W. L. North, James H. Hall ( sic ) , Grant C. Stebbins, Rev. Charles W. Kerr , C. H. Nicholson. The offer included $ 100,000, 20 acres of real estate, and a guarantee for utilities and street car service. The college opened to 35 students in September 1907, two months before Oklahoma became

2542-604: The cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at TU Law for the 2015–2016 academic year is $ 58,496 (full-time). 100% of TU Law students received scholarships and/or tuition benefits in 2015. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $ 201,183 (however this figure does not account for merit- or need-based aid). The notable current and former faculty of TU Law include: 36°09′16″N 95°56′38″W  /  36.15444°N 95.94389°W  / 36.15444; -95.94389 University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa ( TU )

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2604-518: The disciplinary issue. In January 2016, the former student filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming his dismissal was unfair and was a breach of the institution's commitment to due process. The incident earned the university a spot on the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) 2016 "10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech". By 2023, however, the University of Tulsa had received

2666-474: The evenings: A student can, if desired, choose to concentrate in one of fifteen specialized areas of law: The Baylor Law Review is the law school's official student-run law review . The journal was founded in 1948 and is published three times per year (Fall, Winter and Spring). Students may grade on to the Law Review at the end of their first year or later as upper-quarters, being selected through

2728-563: The first post-secondary degree in Oklahoma in June 1898. Under King, the college was moved from its original location in downtown Muskogee to a larger campus on lands donated by Creek Nation Chief Pleasant Porter . Kendall College students, faculty and administrators were instrumental in efforts to get the State of Sequoyah recognized; they wrote most of the proposed constitution and designed

2790-553: The guidance of top TU professors. USNWR graduate school rankings USNWR departmental rankings U.S. News & World Report ' s 2023 edition of "Best Colleges" ranked the University of Tulsa 195th among "national universities" and tied at 90th for "Best Value". TU students have won 67 Goldwater Scholarships , 5 Marshall Scholarships , 3 Rhodes Scholarships (9 Rhodes finalists), 28 Fulbright Scholarships , and numerous Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and Morris K. Udall Fellowships. The campus of

2852-530: The law school curriculum is its Practice Court program. Practice Court traces its roots to the original school; it was returned in 1922 shortly after the school was reinstituted. Though practice court is designed primarily for students who will practice law before Texas trial courts, it is mandatory for all students. The program consists of three courses. Students should plan to be available to participate in course work from 1:00 PM onward each week day (1:20 PM for Practice Court 3) and should expect to work late into

2914-521: The law school’s first-time examination takers was 91.61%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 96.11% for the class of 2021. According to Baylor's official 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 93.7% of the Class of 2019 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Baylor's Law School Transparency under-employment score

2976-572: The nationwide recession). The university also launched the Oxley College of Health Sciences, in downtown Tulsa, named in recognition of a major gift from Tulsa's Oxley Foundation. In 2023, the unit was renamed the Oxley College of Health & Natural Sciences. The university also partnered with the George Kaiser Family Foundation to temporarily house The Bob Dylan Archive at TU in 2016. Under Upham's leadership,

3038-419: The papers of Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson , literary critic Richard Ellmann , comic book innovator E. Nelson Bridwell , Cherokee Principal Chief J.B. Milam , and writer/sexologist Edward Charles , among others. The Department of Special Collections also contains a vast collection of books on Native American history. In July 2008, the University of Tulsa took over management of Gilcrease Museum in

3100-517: The request of the administration, the Synod of Indian Territory assumed control as trustees and began to look at alternatives for the future of the school. When the administration was approached by the comparatively smaller town of Tulsa and offered a chance to move, the decision was made to relocate. The Tulsa Commercial Club (a forerunner of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce) decided to bid for

3162-521: The school was discontinued. In 1920, the Board of Trustees reestablished the law school (called the Law Department at that time) under the direction of Dean Allen G. Flowers. The school was temporarily suspended from 1943 to 1946 as a result of World War II. Bradley J.B. Toben served as Dean of the Law School from 1991 until 2023. At one time, Toben was the longest serving dean in the nation among

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3224-494: The school's finances. A dean's council would take charge of academic issues. However, Pontius' accomplishments went beyond raising money. During his tenure, the following events occurred: After William G. Skelly died, his widow donated the Skelly Mansion, at the corner of 21st Street and Madison Avenue, to the University of Tulsa. The school sold the mansion and its furnishings to private owners in 1959. On July 5, 2012,

3286-439: The seal among other things. The opening of the new campus coincided with the start of the tenure of the third president, A. Grant Evans . Over the next 10 years, Evans oversaw the struggling school's growth. In most years, class sizes remained small and although the academy, the attached elementary, middle, and high school was more successful; by the end of the 1906–07 year Kendall College had had only 27 collegiate graduates. At

3348-456: The university announced that it would repurchase the house as a residence for its president. TU sold the property in 2021. In 1958, Ben Graf Henneke , a scholar of theater and communications, became the first alumnus to hold the presidency of the University of Tulsa. During his tenure, the university established new doctoral programs, increased the proportion of faculty with doctorates, started new publications including Petroleum Abstracts and

3410-456: The university hard. By 1935, the school was about to close because of its poor financial condition. It had a debt of $ 250,000, enrollment had fallen to 300 students (including many who could not pay their tuition), the faculty was poorly paid and morale was low. It was then that the oil tycoon and TU-patron Waite Phillips offered the school presidency to Clarence Isaiah ("Cy") Pontius, a former investment banker. His primary focus would be to rescue

3472-500: The year to complete a clerkship or internship; however, students may elect to complete the program in only 27 months by attending every quarter. The school's curriculum focuses more on the positive state of the law than a normative one and on actual practice in the court system. In addition to the standard Juris Doctor degree, Baylor Law students can obtain a combined JD with either the Master of Business Administration (both traditional and with an emphasis in healthcare administration),

3534-596: Was Oklahoman Woody Guthrie ). It was announced on March 2, 2016, that the archive had been acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) and the University of Tulsa. The university has since relinquished ownership to GKFF. Students at the University of Tulsa represent 47 states and over 79 foreign countries, of which 58% are Oklahoma residents. Among the most common countries of origin for TU international students are China , Iran , Azerbaijan , India , Nigeria , Pakistan , and

3596-496: Was formally absorbed by the University of Tulsa in 1943. A pioneering Tulsa attorney named John Rogers is credited with making this association. In 1949, the school moved into a downtown office building. In 1953, the school was accredited by the American Bar Association . During the 1950s and 60s, the library, classrooms and administrative offices were consolidated at a single location in downtown Tulsa and full-time tenured and tenure-track research faculty were hired. The school became

3658-686: Was initially led by Kent Frizzell , who had served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 1972 to 1973 and Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior from 1975 to 1977. During this time, Frizzell also taught at Tulsa Law. In the 1990s, Tulsa Law developed a reputation for strength in legal history, hiring legal historian Bernard Schwartz (formerly of New York University Law School ) and, later, Paul Finkelman . Tulsa Law moved from downtown Tulsa to its present location on

3720-406: Was required (75%) or for which a J.D. was an advantage (16.6%) nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners and clerkships, putting TU in the middle of regional peers like Baylor Law School , the University of Oklahoma College of Law , and SMU Dedman School of Law . The most popular destinations for TU Law graduates are Oklahoma and Texas . The total cost of attendance (indicating

3782-468: Was selected in early 2020 to receive the prestigious Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service from the American Inns of Court. The Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service is awarded each year to honor an American Inn of Court member in practice for ten or fewer years for excellence in public interest or pro bono activities. In 2023, the overall bar examination passage rate for

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3844-585: Was to be named McFarlin College. However, it was soon apparent that Tulsa could not yet support two competing schools. In 1920, Henry Kendall College merged with the proposed McFarlin College to become the University of Tulsa. The McFarlin Library of TU was named for the principal donor of the proposed college. The name of Henry Kendall has lived on to the present as the Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. The University of Tulsa opened its School of Petroleum Engineering in 1928. The Great Depression hit

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