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James Lankford: “When a 'Dear Colleague' letter comes out, I follow it--and his exact words were--as if it is regulation.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
When a 'Dear Colleague' letter comes out, I follow it--and his exact words were--as if it is regulation.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford shares a university president's perspective on following guidance as if it were regulation.

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