Oklahoma City Community College professor not returning after evolution fuss

 
BY TRICIA PEMBERTON
Published: August 8, 2010

After 17 years as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City Community College , Michael Talkington will not be in the classroom this semester.

The decision is his own, he said, though it came after a student in the spring complained Talkington "glossed over” evolution and instead taught creationism and intelligent design in his biology class.

Student Bryan Jaden Walker wrote on his blog, jadeneternal.wor...


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