The Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Award recognizes outstanding students who have helped foster interracial understanding and goodwill. Inspired and trained by several past recipients, Mackenzie Smith,...
Celebrating the legacy of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oakland University welcomed author and actress, Anika Noni Rose to deliver a speech for the Keeper of the Dream Scholarship...
Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off at Oakland University on Sept. 16 with a visit from Deputy Secretary of State, Aghogho Edevbie, to talk about voting rights and responsibilities with students who are...
The Wrongly Incarcerated panel discussion, hosted by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) at OU, brought five diverse speakers together to discuss the impact, testimonies and action plans to...
A tribute to community building and the teaching of violence de-escalation took place at the Kingian nonviolence training on the night of March 7 in the Laidlaw room of Oakview Hall.
Kim Reidgan, coordinator...
Oakland University's Movable Kitchen, blood pressure monitors and a multitude of pamphlets on HPV and stress management were some of the components of the "Heart Truths" event.
As part of African...
Before he made it to Oakland University and found his passion for Film Studies and Production, Tayion Williams grew up on the east side of Detroit. During his time at Cass Technical High School, Williams...
An opening ceremony for African American Celebration Month (AACM) was held on Tuesday, Jan. 16, hosted by the OU Center for Multicultural Initiatives (CMI).
During this ceremony, the CMI pays tribute...
Throughout his life, Oakland University junior Kyle Griggs has yearned to belong to a community where he could be himself. When he became a Keeper of the Dream Award (KOD) recipient, he recognized that...
Oakland University senior Krystal Davis understood the meaning of the word sacrifice from a young age.
Both of her parents worked full-time jobs to provide as many opportunities as possible for Davis,...
As a first-generation college student, sophomore Guadalupe Avalos had to act independently when embarking on her college education. When she became a Keeper of the Dream Award (KOD) recipient, she showed...
After her first college class, Oakland University sophomore D’Zariah Hopkins felt out of place. As a first-generation student, she experienced imposter syndrome that made her feel like she didn’t belong.
When...
