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Wrongful incarcerations and restorative justice: Stories from former convicts

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Reporter April 17, 2024

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...

Oak View Hall is home to OUs Honors College.

Honors College hosts I.C.E. Festival to showcase theses

Payton Bucki, Content Editor March 29, 2023

From March 21-23, Oakland University's Honors College (HC)  hosted its Innovation, Creation and Exploration (I.C.E.) Festival in the Oak View Hall main lobby to give Spring 2023 HC graduates the opportunity...

Course Highlight: HC 2080 – Science and the Late Cold War

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter June 15, 2022

From science courses to art and global perspective courses, the Honors College provides its students with a variety of classes to choose from. This fall, the Honors College will present a course named...

Oak View Hall is home to OUs Honors College.

Honors College offers its students Study Abroad Scholarships

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter February 2, 2022

The Donna and Walt Young Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship was established in 2004, and since its formation, it has become one of the most valuable financial support for undergraduate Honors College students...

Songwriter, skater, actress and future linguist, Bella Javier.

People of OU: Songwriter, skater, actress and future linguist, Bella Javier

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter October 20, 2021

One shocking data point tells us that one language dies out every 14 days, making as many as half of the world’s 7,000 languages expected to be extinct by the end of this century. Every language deserves...

President Pescovitz presenting at Mondays Board of Trustees meeting. Her commitment of $1 million is meant to help propel future leaders.

President Pescovitz gifts $1 million dollars to fund scholarship for future leaders

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief October 13, 2021

This past week, Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz announced that she has gifted $1 million dollars to OU in the form of a scholarship that will be administered by the OU Honors College. Dr. Graeme Harper, dean...

Dr. Plantus has been a professor in the Department of English since 2009.

People of OU: Dr. Doris Plantus

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2021

Professor. Mother. Bilingual Author. Musician. Artist. Winemaker. Auto mechanic. Proud owner of two goats. Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. Woman of numerous talents. These are just a few of...

The Honors Colleges sign outside of Oak View Hall. The Honors College class of 2021 was the largest in history.

Honoring the Honors College’s record breaking 2021 graduating class

Tanner Trafelet, Contributor June 30, 2021

In recent years, the Oakland University Honors College (HC) has asserted itself as one of the premier components of OU’s secondary education experience. A brief recollection of the last three years serves...

President George Hynd speaks to the crowd about his accomplishments at the university and his plans for his last year as president.

President Hynd on final year: Done a lot, still more to do

Sam Schlenner, Sports Editor October 11, 2016

Oakland President George Hynd struck a positive chord at the first president’s report since it was announced that the Board of Trustees will not renew his three-year contract. Hynd will be leaving Oakland...

Student organization Golden Key hosted its 15th annual PB&J day in the Gold Rooms in the OC where students helped make over 2,000 sandwiches. 

PB&J for a cause

Jake Smith February 7, 2016

Student organization Golden Key hosted its 15th annual PB&J day in the Gold Rooms in the OC where students helped make over 2,000 sandwiches. 

Jean Ann Miller is the director of student activities and leadership development. She has dedicated $25,000 to the university as part of the All University Fund Drive (AUFD).

Jean Ann Miller dedicates $25,000 to Oakland University

By Rachel Williams October 4, 2015

Jean Ann Miller, director of student activities and leadership development, has dedicated $25,000 to the university as part of the All University Fund Drive (AUFD).The gift will be spread out over the...

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