When the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education called for formal desegregation in 1955, Oklahoma A&M College had already moved a year earlier to ensure that living and dining facilities were open to all students.  Though blacks and whites were still not allowed to be roommates, a survey of the campus that same year found that an overwhelming majority of students, especially veterans, were receptive to desegregation.  Black teachers had also been welcomed to study and live on campus during summer sessions for several years prior to official desegregation and exchange students from across the globe had attended classes from the college’s earliest days.