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Letter to the editor: What type of people do we want to be? Using Snyder’s invitation to OU and the protests that followed as insight

Letter to the editor: What type of people do we want to be? Using Snyder’s invitation to OU and the protests that followed as insight

Hannah Mathers, Contributor October 4, 2023

Processing the scene of anti-democratic ex-governor, Snyder, being applauded by a mostly white, male, suited up audience at Oakland University’s inaugural event of the Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Series...

OU community reacts to Governor Snyders inclusion in civility panel

OU community reacts to Governor Snyder’s inclusion in civility panel

Noah Thomason, Political Reporter September 27, 2023

On Sept. 18, a teach-in called “Why Justice is More Important than Civility” was hosted by the Oakland University Community Concerned about Civility and Justice. The event was organized in response...

Letter to the editor: Civility and its Discontents

Letter to the editor: Civility and its Discontents

Robert Anderson, Contributor September 15, 2023

I add my voice to the chorus of those, like my colleagues Katie Hartsock, Alan Epstein, and members of CASE-OU, raising objections to the inclusion of former Governor Rick Snyder in the upcoming “Breaking...

Letter to the editor: Giving Civility a Bad Name

Letter to the editor: Giving Civility a Bad Name

Katie Hartsock, Contributor September 14, 2023

“The Importance of Civility and Improving Political Discourse” is a timely topic for the inaugural panel discussion of OU’s Center for Civic Engagement new Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Lecture Series....

Letter to the editor: Reflections on Civility and Justice

Letter to the editor: Reflections on Civility and Justice

Alan Epstein, Contributor September 14, 2023

The upcoming campus event scheduled for September 18, entitled: “Breaking the Barrier: The Importance of Civility and Improving Political Discourse,” has generated controversy over how “civility”...

Letter to the editor: No Amount of “Civility” Can Erase Snyder’s Legacy

Letter to the editor: No Amount of “Civility” Can Erase Snyder’s Legacy

CASE-OU Steering Committee, Contributor September 13, 2023

Later this month, on September 18, Oakland’s Center for Civic Engagement will host the inaugural event of its new Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Series. The event, “Breaking the Barrier: The Importance...

Civility trumps accountability: when “public discourse” becomes a shill for actual democracy

Civility trumps accountability: when “public discourse” becomes a shill for actual democracy

James W. Perkinson, Contributor September 11, 2023

Oakland University’s recently announced Center for Civic Engagement panel discussion, set for September 18 at the Oakland Center, advertises that it will focus on “civility.” Such a focus would be...

Oakland University President George Hynd discussed plans for the future with the Oakland Post staff last year. 

Hynd discusses tuition

Grace Turner March 15, 2016

Oakland University President George Hynd discussed plans for the future with the Oakland Post staff last year. 

Bobby Schostak from GOP to BOT

By Alexus Bomar December 15, 2015

The Oakland University Board of Trustees (BOT) has made many changes during the fall semester of the 2015-16 school year. With a new chief operating officer position being filled by former BOT member Scott...

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