Prestigious Carnegie Designation Elevates OU’s Commitment to Community

Oakland is the only university in Michigan, and among just 40 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the Carnegie classification in 2024.

OU Students to be Honored at Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards

Detroit native Loni Love, an award-winning TV/radio host, actress and author, will be the keynote speaker at the January 15 event

OU Professor Among Experts Featured at World Vaccine Congress

Mark Navin, professor and chair of Oakland University’s Department of Philosophy, took part in the World Vaccine Congress West Coast

Oakland University students earn nine awards at Sigma Xi conference

Theme for the 2023 conference was 'Visions of Ethical Research'

OU Wins Regional Ethics Bowl, Earns Spot at National Competition

Oakland recently captured first place at the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl, earning a spot in national competition this February

OU Engineering Professors Named Among World’s Top Scientists

Sergey Golovashchenko, Zissimos Mourelatos and Lianxiang Yang were named among the “top 2% of scientists in various disciplines."

OU Researchers Gain Three NSF CAREER Awards, Among Most in State

The recipients are Ngong Kodiah Beyeh, Jun Chen and Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie and their work has potential to revolutionize many fields

Broken Pipe Floods Rochester Hills Elementary School: Officials

A Rochester Hills elementary school is closed Monday after a broken pipe flooded parts of the building over the weekend, officials said.

"Their Actions Have Solidified The Pain": Oxford High Students Demand Change From District Leaders

"Two years later, and we still can't have a voice of what we've been through as victims. It's ridiculous, and we're all sick of it."

OU Business School's ACHIEVE Program Shortlisted for Education Award

The ACHIEVE program has earned a spot on the shortlist for the 2023 QS Reimagine Education Awards’ Nurturing Employability Award

Researchers Investigate Vision Impairment Affecting Premature Infants

Oakland University researchers are investigating the causes of eye diseases such as Retinopathy of Prematurity

Oxford School Board Meets For First Time Since Independent Investigation Release

"Appreciate the apology, but I didn't hear an admission of failure because you failed us," said Buck Myre, the shooting victim's father.

OU’s Richard Olawoyin Reappointed as Chair of DEI Advisory Council

Richard Olawoyin has been reappointed as chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Advisory Council at ABET

Loni Love to keynote OU’s 2024 Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration

OU's 32nd annual Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration will take place on Monday, January 15, 2024

Students With Family Incomes Up to $70,000 Can Attend OU Tuition Free

OU's Golden Guarantee is making sure eligible first-time college students can attend tuition free for four years

24 Rochester Hills Students Named 2023 National Merit Semifinalists

Over 16,000 students have been named semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. See local semifinalists here.

OU Receives Grant to Train Students in STEM-Driven Entrepreneurship

Students will work collaboratively under the guidance of faculty to learn how to parlay scientific research into a commercial enterprise

OU to Launch New Master’s Degree Program in Finance

OU's School of Business Administration will offer its new Master of Science in Finance degree program beginning in the winter 2024 semester

OU President honored with Citizens Research Council of Michigan Award

Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz has been named the 2023 recipient of the Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Public Service Award.

Rochester Community Schools Appoints New Board Member

The Board of Education​ appointed​ Jayson Blake to fill the seat former member Kristin Bull left in August.

Oakland University Prof. Wins Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

School of Engineering and Computer Science Distinguished Professor Barbara Oakley Named a Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Winner

Professor’s Research Could Transform the Field of Materials Science

An NSF CAREER Award will support Dr. Ngong Kodiah Beyeh’s pioneering research on halogen bonding

OU to Welcome Voting Rights Advocates Who Took Part in Selma March

The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms at Oakland University

Former Michigan Governors to Speak at Oakland University

September 18 event will highlight importance of civility in political discourse

Rochester Community Schools Board Member Resigns

The resignation comes after former Rochester Community Schools Superintendent Robert Shaner stepped down in August.

OU Professor Co-Authors Article on Ethics of Pediatric Decision Making

Mark Navin, professor and chair in OU's Department of Philosophy, co-authored the article with 16 other leading pediatric bioethicists

Carpenter Named Interim Dean of OUWB

Christopher F. Carpenter, MD, has been appointed as Stephan Sharf Interim Dean of Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Rochester Community Schools Appoints Interim Superintendent

John Silveri​, a resident of the Rochester area for 15 years​, will assume the superintendent​ role.

OU Welcomes Japanese Students for Two-Week ESL Program

This week, Oakland University welcomed 14 high school students from Shizuoka Seiko Academy, an all-boys school in Shizuoka, Japan, to campus

Rochester Community Schools Superintendent Resigns

The resignation comes more than 16 months after parents first asked him to step down following a lawsuit with a Rochester parent.

Global Collaborative Led by OU Shows Ways to Help Ukraine's Scientists

Published in the journal GigaScience, a new study highlights ways to increase engagement and support of scientists in their home labs

Professor Co-edits Book Spotlighting Digital Research on Social Issues

Crystal VanKooten is co-editor of a new book called “Methods and Methodologies for Research in Digital Writing and Rhetoric.”

OU's Charlie Rinehart Inducted into Speech Coaches Hall of Fame

Rinehart, former coach of the OU forensics team, was recently inducted into the Michigan Speech Coaches Incorporated Hall of Fame

OU Student Pursues Master’s Degree as Naval Career Blossoms

Julie (Jordan) Ali is pursuing a master's degree in public administration while serving in the U.S. Navy

Oakland University named to 2023 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll

OU's transfer-friendliness has earned the university a place on the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll for the third year in a row

OU selected by Amazon as an education partner in Career Choice Program

Oakland University will provide Amazon hourly employees access to about 130 undergraduate degree programs

Former Police Officer Finds New Calling in Social Work

After a 20-year career in law enforcement, Ann Marie Dennis is now pursuing a Master of Social Work degree at Oakland University

OU Announces New Guaranteed Admission Agreement

Oakland University will offer guaranteed admission to qualified Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy students

Oakland University Graduate Student Honored for Leadership and Service

Chloe Megan Jones is OU's 2023 Don and Jan O'Dowd Graduate Award recipient

Eco-inspired Student Art Project on Display in OU's Kresge Library

OU students used art to spotlight humanity's duty to protect the natural world