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The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

People of OU: Accomplished multicultural storyteller, educator Della Cassia

People of OU: Accomplished multicultural storyteller, educator Della Cassia

Tori Coker, Content Editor April 5, 2023

From Meadow Brook Road to Sesame Street, from the newsroom to the classroom, Della Cassia’s passion for storytelling and advocacy for multicultural perspectives has driven her through a storied career...

OU alumnus Robert Snell was voted Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2014, 2018 and 2020.

People of OU: alumnus Robert Snell, watchdog journalist then and now

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief March 16, 2022

Since graduating from Oakland University in 1996, Robert Snell has made a name for himself as one of Detroit’s most respected journalists. Snell’s journey at OU began after a chance meeting at a journalism...

Legendary OU professor and open government advocate, the late Jane Briggs-Bunting, was inducted into the National Freedom of Information Coalition's (NFOIC's) Open Government Hall of Fame on Sept. 30.

Jane Briggs-Bunting inducted into NFOIC’s Open Government Hall of Fame

Lauren Reid, Content Editor October 6, 2021

Known as The Oakland Post’s “guardian angel,” the late Jane Briggs-Bunting was inducted into the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s (NFOIC) Open Government Hall of Fame on Sept. 30. Throughout...

Jane Briggs-Bunting with over a dozen former Oakland Post student journalists.

Legendary OU, MSU journalism professor and lawyer Jane Briggs-Bunting dies at 70

Holly Gilbert and Garry Gilbert March 24, 2021

Every semester, every year, we love to regale our students with stories about the inestimable Jane Briggs-Bunting. Jane was a journalist, First Amendment attorney, professor, director, author, advocate,...

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