The failing grade has prompted protests at the University of Oklahoma in recent weeks, and the state's governor weighed in.

The paper by Samantha Fulnecky, published earlier by The Oklahoman and also posted online, received a zero by the instructor and has stirred a debate about academic freedom.

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