Matilda Dodge Wilson was born in Walkerton, Canada, in 1883 and became one of the most influential women of 20th-century America. Wilson is best known for her contributions to the founding of Oakland University...
In 1959, stellar high school senior Lynn Anderson Ruth was invited to study at the newly established Michigan State University - Oakland (MSU-O). When she went to register for classes, Anderson Ruth received...
In Oakland University’s first years, few traditions were more extravagant and involved than Matilda Dodge Wilson’s annual birthday parties hosted on campus on or around Oct. 19.
Although Wilson...
Oakland University was not always Oakland University.
One of the younger universities in the state, OU began as Michigan State University-Oakland (MSU-O), a sister school to MSU.
The establishment...
The Oakland University women’s volleyball team continued its season over the weekend as it traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to participate in the Beale Street Challenge.
The Beale Street Challenge...
It is Feb. 3, 1962 in Rochester, Michigan. United States (U.S.) president John F. Kennedy has issued an executive order announcing a trade embargo on Cuba — a result of deteriorating relations stemming...
