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The Oakland Post

Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks at OU commencement

Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks at OU commencement

Payton Bucki, Content Editor May 7, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer served as the keynote speaker at the commencement ceremony for Oakland University graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences on April 28. In Whitmer’s address, she emphasized...

O'rena to host first in-person graduation ceremony of COVID-19 era

O’rena to host first in-person graduation ceremony of COVID-19 era

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor December 8, 2021

Students look forward to the emotionally bittersweet graduation ceremony that marks the end of their time at OU. For their part, the university always seems ecstatic and prepared in hosting the ceremony...

President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz discussing Oakland University’s 2020 graduation on CNN.

Oakland may offer a drive-thru graduation

Emily Morris, Managing Editor May 16, 2020

The winter semester has almost finished, but there is one last achievement to address — commencement.  Because of precautions revolving around COVID-19, President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz announced on...

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