Roughly two decades following the program’s inception, Ferris will be celebrating National Poetry Month with a virtual Literature in Person. Author, professor and literary arts activist M.L. Liebler will be […]
Posts by Jessica Oakes
Remembering our female founder
While a statue of university founder Woodbridge Nathan Ferris stands proudly in front of FLITE library, Helen Ferris Hall was demolished in 2015. Today, her name ornaments Helen’s Garden in the northeastern […]
Polish, persistent and proud
On April 8, Ewa Rogozinska will deliver the address “In the Company of Women: The Art of Global Leadership” via Zoom. Rogozinska is the founder and CEO of Corporate Diplomats […]
Saving an ecosystem
Over the years, levels of E. coli have been a consistent problem for Billings Lake in Manton of Wexford county, causing multiple beach closures every summer. After developments made in […]
The nurturing side of cannabis
Mother Nurtures provisioning center is now open, making it Big Rapids’ eighth functioning marijuana dispensary. This new establishment provides indica, sativa and hybrid as well as cannabidiol-infused products for both […]
The science of social justice
Ferris students will soon be able to get a Bachelor of Science in social justice. This new program will be a collaborative endeavor of the College of Arts and Sciences […]
Rush Limbaugh’s hateful legacy
The passing of longtime radio personality Rush Limbaugh has sparked discourse on media bias and speaking ill of the dead. To me, Limbaugh is one of many people on the […]
Professor making strides in Alzheimer’s research
Ferris Professor of medicinal chemistry and medicinal biochemistry Dr. Tracey Ward has reimagined and redesigned prescription Alzheimer’s treatments. Ward has studied Alzheimer’s disease for over a decade and is currently […]
Still we climb
“We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west. We will rise from the windswept northeast, where our forefathers first realized revolution. We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities […]
A failover fail
Ferris’ main campus experienced a network blackout from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm on Feb. 2. To prevent future outages, the IT department is working with technology vendor Merit Network […]