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OU faculty and administration reach tentative agreement to avoid strike

OU faculty and administration reach tentative agreement to avoid strike

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor September 3, 2024

Hours before the start of the Fall semester, the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU AAUP) and the Oakland University Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement to avoid...

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Letter to the Editor: OU’s upper administration is jeopardizing the university’s future

Jeffrey Thomas, Contributor September 3, 2024

Hello, my name is Jeff Thomas. I graduated from OU in spring 2022. In my senior year as an undergrad, I served as editor-in-chief of Volume 47 of The Oakland Post. During the 2021-22 school year, as a...

OU faculty contract negotiations: Merit scores, universal workload and a potential strike

OU faculty contract negotiations: Merit scores, universal workload and a potential strike

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor August 30, 2024

Negotiations continue between the Oakland University Bargaining Team and the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) with the faculty contract extended until Sept. 3.   After...

Letter to the Editor: Merit pay systems. What they are supposed to be versus what we get.

Letter to the Editor: Merit pay systems. What they are supposed to be versus what we get.

Ken Mitton, Contributor August 30, 2024

Students and the rest of the Oakland University community may be following the negotiations underway between Oakland University and the Oakland University chapter of the American Association of University...

OU faculty contract negotiations update: Differences in workload, merit scores and economic proposals

OU faculty contract negotiations update: Differences in workload, merit scores and economic proposals

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor August 14, 2024

With the faculty contract extended by one day, negotiations continue with the integration of a mediator to resolve differences in economics, workload and merit scores.  After four bargaining sessions...

OU faculty contract negotiations: Workload, salary increase and special lecturer status

OU faculty contract negotiations: Workload, salary increase and special lecturer status

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor July 24, 2024

Contract negotiations between The Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) and the OU administration began on June 4 to renew the 2021-2024 agreement for at least three...

Letter from the Editor: The state of the counseling center is disgraceful

Letter from the Editor: The state of the counseling center is disgraceful

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

As Editor in Chief, I am made privy to the comments and concerns of faculty and students alike regarding this institution. Throughout the fall semester, one issue has been brought to my attention over...

A conversation with OU-AAUP President, Michael Latcha

A conversation with OU-AAUP President, Michael Latcha

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

In May of 2024, Oakland University administration and Oakland University’s Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) will begin faculty contract renegotiations.  In 2021,...

Photo of menstrual products in the OUSC office. Products include, 10 dispensers and 20 boxes containing 10,000 menstrual pads and tampons.

After numerous delays, OU administration approves installation of feminine hygiene dispensers

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2022

Following subsequent delays, miscommunication and scheduling setbacks between Oakland University’s Student Congress (OUSC) and OU’S administration — the administration has finally approved the installation...

Student Congress has partnered with other student leaders and administrators in Student Affairs to get free period products in bathrooms around campus.

OUSC, administration reach agreement for menstrual product distribution

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief April 13, 2022

After prolonged discussion between Oakland University Student Council (OUSC) and Oakland University administration, an agreement has been reached to distribute free menstrual products on campus.  The...

Recent OU alumna, Jenna Amore, and four other students gathered on Nov. 22 around Elliott Clock Tower to celebrate student accomplishments while protesting OU administration.

OU students turn dance party into protest

Grace Lovins, Senior Reporter January 19, 2022

On Nov. 24 as Elliott Clock Tower struck 1 p.m., five students gathered around for a dance party. Approaching the end of the semester, then senior, Jenna Amore, organized the dance party as a celebration...

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