Colleges/Universities

Marygrove College announced that it will be shutting its doors at the end of its autumn 2019 semester.

Published July 12, 2019

Marygrove College in Detroit announces closure

DETROIT — Marygrove College, which stood as a pillar of education in Detroit for 92 years, announced June 12 that it would permanently close at the end of its fall 2019 semester.

Published April 19, 2019

Woodward Talk

Baker College ends negotiations for downtown Ferndale campus

FERNDALE — A proposed downtown Baker College campus will not happen in the city of Ferndale.

This rendering shows the proposed expansion of the Oakland Community College campus along Main Street, from Seventh Street to Lincoln Avenue, in downtown Royal Oak.

Published April 15, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak greenlights OCC expansion

ROYAL OAK — On April 8, the Royal Oak City Commission voted 6-1 to approve an agreement of sale and license use with Oakland Community College for property located at the southwest corner of Main and Seventh streets.

Purdue University student and Troy High School graduate Aaron Lai visits with Kelly and Tony Trent, the parents of Tyler Trent, the Purdue student he walked nearly 100 miles to honor, upon his arrival at Indiana University Feb. 19.

Published March 5, 2019

Troy Times

Troy High grad walks 100 miles in honor of deceased Purdue classmate

TROY — When Troy native Aaron Lai, 20, ran track during his four years at Troy High School, he said his personal best was as a sprinter.

Baker College is hoping to build a college campus and mixed-use parking deck in Ferndale, which residents have reservations about. Concept art for the project already has changed, according to the college.

Published March 5, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale residents voice concerns about proposed Baker College campus

FERNDALE — A project to build a downtown Ferndale Baker College campus has left residents feeling concerned about the possible development.

Published February 27, 2019

Rochester Post

Interim OU medical dean appointed

ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University officials recently appointed Duane Mezwa as the interim dean of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

Some of the oldest books in the library’s collection are pictured in 2017.

Published February 6, 2019

Rochester Post

Burst pipe dampens OU archives

ROCHESTER HILLS — Frigid temperatures led to a burst pipe at approximately 4 a.m. Feb. 1 in the Oakland University Kresge Library.

A September 2018 photo from inside a Macomb County shows the fatberg. Now, researchers at Wayne State University are utilizing a state grant to further study such phenomena.

Published February 4, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Wayne State University researchers to study fatbergs

METRO DETROIT — Macomb County residents may recall how a “fatberg” was discovered and was subsequently removed at the Clintondale Pump Station in September 2018. Now, local college professors are studying how to prevent such entities from backing up drains in the future.

Published January 23, 2019

Rochester Post

Oakland University med school dean steps down

ROCHESTER HILLS — Founding Dean Robert Folberg will step down soon from the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.

Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz congratulates Keeper of the Dream scholarship recipient Gicentroy Henry III Jan. 21 at OU.

Published January 23, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Oakland University speaker calls for equity, not equality

ROCHESTER HILLS — Award-winning journalist and communications strategist Jeff Johnson did not mince words about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. “What does the ‘dream’ mean to me?” he asked Jan. 21 at Oakland University. “I think that most diversity inclusion stuff is really cute. I’ve seen the pamphlets. Every campus has one.”

Published January 22, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale, Baker College in negotiations on potential downtown campus, parking deck

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale has entered into an exclusive negotiating rights agreement with Baker College for the institution to purchase property in the downtown area.

Published January 15, 2019

Rochester Post

Oakland University plans South Foundation Hall expansion

ROCHESTER HILLS — A critical shortage of classroom space will be addressed in an upcoming Oakland University renovation and expansion project. South Foundation Hall will receive a 25,000-square-foot expansion and a renovation to the current 55,000-square-foot building. According to OU officials, enrollment at the university has increased by 59 percent since 1998.

Published January 15, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale city manager leaving for University of Detroit Mercy position

FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council soon will be on the hunt for a new city manager. It was announced Jan. 10 that April Lynch, Ferndale’s city manager for the last seven years, will be moving on to a new job as associate vice president for human resources at the University of Detroit Mercy. Her last day with the city will be Feb. 28.