Oakland University continues to provide the highest level of service to its student veterans, earning a gold rating on the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency’s 2025 list of veteran-friendly schools.
The agency’s Veteran-Friendly Schools program recognizes Michigan educational institutions for serving the educational needs of veterans and military-connected students.
Schools are evaluated based on seven criteria related to veteran-focused services and programs. Gold status requires fulfillment of six
Rochester Writers’ Conference Guides Writers to Publication on October 18
Local Businesses Invited to Donate for Conference Raffle
Rochester, MI – The 18th Annual Rochester Writers’ Conference, themed “Mapping Your Author Path,” takes place Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Oakland University from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This dynamic one-day event, featuring a keynote by award-winning Michigan author Lynne Golodner, offers nearly a dozen breakout sessions with literary agents, authors, and educators.
Oakland University is celebrating strong enrollment momentum this fall, according to official university data. For fall 2025, total enrollment reached 15,979 students, a 1.3% increase over last year. Total student credit hours also rose by 1.6%, as students are enrolling in more classes on average.
Importantly, this marks the first increase in total enrollment and credit hours since 2019, signaling a positive turnaround from the years following the pandemic.
OU welcomed 2,330 first-time-in-any-college Oakland University researchers Walter Wolfsberger (postdoctoral fellow), Zlata Bilanyn (exchange student), Taras Oleksyk (associate professor of biological sciences), Maria Varyvoda (volunteer) and Stephanie Castro-Marquez (graduate student).
Biology Professor Taras Oleksyk’s pioneering work to fill one of the largest gaps in the scientific study of human population genetics was recently featured in one of the world’s most prestigious academic journals.
An article published in the journal
Multipublished author and MIT’s Peter de Florez Professor of Philosophy Kieran Setiya, Ph.D. will visit Oakland University’s campus to deliver this fall’s Richard J. Burke Lecture in Philosophy, Religion and Society at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Oakland Center Gold Rooms A, B and C.
Titled “Laughter in the Dark: Stand-Up Comedy as Consolation,” this lecture will explore philosophy through a comedic lens, evaluating the ethics of drawing on other’s suffering for humor.
“Dr. Setiya’s perspective
Harmony in the Hills Presents "Octoberfest"
Featuring: Marimba Artist Justin Lamb, DSO Member String Quartet & Pianist Seung Hee Cho
St. Paul's United Methodist Church's Harmony in the Hills Concert Series will present "Octoberfest", a seasonal concert Friday, October 17 at 7 p.m. at 620 Romeo Street, Rochester, MI in the Sanctuary. Renowned marimba artist Justin Lamb, a string quartet comprised of Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) members violinists Eun Park Lee and Rachel Klaus, violist Mike Chen, and
Students observed medical services at Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Hospital in Sunyani, Ghana during a three-week study abroad this summer.
A group of Oakland University students studied abroad in West Africa this summer, exploring how cultural values, economic systems and personal fears shape health care outcomes of vulnerable populations in the developing world.
Led by associate professor Kwame Sakyi and lecturer Heather Davies, from OU’s School of Health Sciences, the Public Health in Ghana
Oakland University awarded highest rating for service to student veterans
Rochester Writers' Conference Guides Writers to Publications on October 18
Oakland University reports fourth consecutive year of freshman enrollment growth
OU biology professor’s genetics research highlighted in top academic journal
OU's 2025 Burke Lecture to explore philosophy through a comedic lens
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Harmony in the Hills Presents ''Octoberfest''
Study abroad gives Oakland University students global perspective on public health issues
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