Oakland University awarded highest rating for service to student veterans
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
Oakland University reports fourth consecutive year of freshman enrollment growth
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
OU biology professor’s genetics research highlighted in top academic journal
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
OU's 2025 Burke Lecture to explore philosophy through a comedic lens
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
