At 18, I arrived at Oakland University (OU) as a freshman in the Fall of 2020–amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As a nontraditional student, being a multilingual immigrant from the Middle East, I was initially...

On March 21, Oakland University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) held a student panel, discussing how to create a more active and collaborative classroom relationship. Lance Markowitz,...

Mena Hannakachl is an exceptional Oakland University student, mentor and writer. She is an immigrant, a future civil rights lawyer and an experienced embedded writing specialist on campus.  Mena Hannakachl...

When Oakland University junior Mena Hannakachl moved to the U.S., she recalls being misjudged as people assumed she was a naive, silent girl. Hannakachl receiving the Keeper of the Dream Award (KOD) solidifies...