Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and ...

Walt Young, 81, was appointed to the Oakland University Foundation Board in 1997. It was then that he and his wife, Donna, also 81, made their first gift to OU. The couple, who live in Bloomfield ...

Prescott Station opens in West Oakland, offering 235 affordable apartments on a former homeless encampment site.

Donna and Walt Young said they like giving to Oakland University because it instills in students a spirit of service.

At the Oct. 17 Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, the Oakland University Honors College accepted a $10M donation on behalf of ...

A pair of Florida police officers responded to an unusual call to remove a large boa constrictor snake found "camped out atop ...

Brenda Hillman is the author of eleven books of poetry from Wesleyan University Press, the most recent of which is In a Few ...

The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the ...

USA TODAY Sports' latest 2026 NFL mock draft features a major shift at the top, with QBs Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore ...

OAKLAND — For decades, Laney College and Merritt College have built up distinct brands on opposite sides of town, offering their own slices of higher education but often vying for the same students — ...