The two new NCAA Division II athletic programs bring the university’s total of NCAA sports to 25, with 28 sports programs offered overall.

The university last had a men’s wrestling team in the 1989-1990 school year, and thanks to an initiative started by wrestling alumni, the program will return and will add women’s wrestling to the roster, as well.

During a meeting of the Oakland University Board of Trustees on June 27, the budget for the 2025-26 academic year was approved at a total of $318,060,735.

The fund will support the university’s Mifsud Center for Student Success.

The new program is an enhanced and restructured version of the previous Project EXCEL program, which will now offer tiered support services to support student success.

As of July 1, students who reside in an Indiana border county can receive in-state tuition discounts to attend Miami University’s Oxford campus in Ohio.

Habitat for Humanity becomes the latest partner in the university’s Earn and Learn program, which provides students with opportunities to experience various workplaces while still in school.

The partnership evolved from a senior project developed by six engineering students and has resulted in the university’s engineering department’s first corporate partnership.

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new academic building will be held on August 23, 2025.

Freed has a long and successful career at various midwest higher learning institutions, where he has successfully increased student enrollment through his leadership.