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OU reaches new Carnegie research classification tier

Alyssa Ochss January 23, 2019

The university has recently reached a new level of classification when it comes to funded research and development. Oakland University has achieved the Doctoral University: High Research Activity (R2)...

Police Files: January 23, 2019

Police Files: January 23, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor January 23, 2019

Rooftop welfare check Oakland University Dispatch received a call from a student worried that another student was making suicidal statements on top of the Math and Science Center roof on Oct. 24, 2018....

Campus experts explore the myths of living in a post-racial society

Campus experts explore the myths of living in a post-racial society

Ben Hume, Web Editor January 21, 2019

The Committee for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion through the School of Education and Human Services is sponsoring a series of talks throughout the semester. The series is titled “The Myth of Living...

OU to welcome Fox 2 News anchor Roop Raj for hands-on Soundings Series event

Katie Valley, Content Editor January 16, 2019

The Research Office will welcome Fox 2 News anchor Roop Raj for the first Soundings Series event of the semester on Monday, March 4 from 8-10 a.m. in Oakland Center Banquet Room B. “You’re on TV!...

OU, Pontiac maintain partnership for city sustainability

Alyssa Ochss January 16, 2019

Pontiac was in bad shape when Deirdre Waterman first became mayor of the city back in 2013, and the OU-Pontiac Initiative enacted in 2014 pushed to alleviate some of the city’s stress. Waterman said...

Police Files: January 16, 2019

Police Files: January 16, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor January 16, 2019

Possession is 9/10ths of the reason you’re under arrest A black Mercury Mariner was pulled over by an Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) patrol car at midnight on Friday, Oct. 5 due to a...

As one of OUs oldest buildings, classroom size was the main factor in the decision to renovate in order to accommodate more students.

Renovation and expansion planned for South Foundation Hall

Taylor Crumley, Staff Reporter January 16, 2019

More room for students and faculty at Oakland University will be coming soon as plans for the $40 million renovation and expansion for South Foundation Hall are coming to life. 55,000 square feet of...

Higher Learning Commission coming in February

Higher Learning Commission coming in February

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 16, 2019

It turns out that nobody is immune from exams, including the university itself. Ten years after its last evaluation, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is coming back to determine if Oakland University...

David McMillian felt drawn to the disaster zone of Pripyat, returning to it between 1994 and 2017.

‘McMillan’s Chernobyl’ photo gallery kicks off, runs through March 31

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 16, 2019

If there is beauty in ruin, David McMillan can find it. “McMillan’s Chernobyl: An Intimation of the Way the World Would End” is a collection of photos from Scottish-Canadian photographer McMillan’s...

Police Files: Jan. 9, 2019

Police Files: Jan. 9, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor January 9, 2019

A bloody power tool incident Officer Brett Vanderford of Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) was dispatched to the Katke-Cousins Golf Course maintenance building for a worker with a chainsaw...

OU environmental health and safety program ranked among top in United States

OU environmental health and safety program ranked among top in United States

Katie Valley, Content Editor January 9, 2019

Oakland University’s environmental health and safety bachelor’s degree (EHS) program was ranked one of the top 25 in the United States for 2019 by Value Colleges. The website ranks colleges for...

Wadsworth hired as Dean of Students

Wadsworth hired as Dean of Students

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 9, 2019

From interim to official, Michael Wadsworth has found a home as Oakland University’s Dean of Students. Assuming the position on Dec. 13, Wadsworth was previously the assistant Dean of Students under...

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