Equity and Student Success
Oregon State Ecampus secures funding for online-learning veterans with housing costs - February 15, 2023. KTVL.com. By News Staff. "Oregon State University's Ecampus online education program is offering assistance to some military veterans in Oregon..."
Oregon State Ecampus secures grant funding to help veterans who learn online with housing costs - February 14, 2023. Oregon State University newsroom. By Tyler Hansen. "Thanks to a state grant, Oregon State University’s Ecampus online...."
Is the new AP African American Studies course dangerous? Students don’t think so - February 13, 2013. Oregon Capital Chronicle. By Naseem Rakha. "Three days after the nation honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, a spokeswoman...."
Affordability
Forum set to hear comments on tuition recommendations - February 14, 2023. AroundtheO. By Campus News. "The University of Oregon community is invited to weigh in on proposed tuition and fee rates for the upcoming academic year at a public meeting this week..."
SOU food pantry seeing dramatic increase in demand - February 13, 2023. NBC. By Jenna King. "Southern Oregon University says it’s seeing a dramatic increase in demand at its food pantry..."
Learner Pathways, Economic and Community Development
Oregon community colleges hope to pierce the ‘paper ceiling’ with new four-year degrees - February 16, 2023. OPB. By Meerah Powell. "Oregon community colleges hope to pierce the ‘paper ceiling’ with new four-year degrees..."
Some people going into the trades wonder why their classmates stick with college - February 14, 2023. The Hechinger Report. By Jon Marcus. "Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly..."
Blue Mountain Community College mobilizes precision agriculture program - February 14, 2023. EastOregonian. By East Oregonian. "Blue Mountain Community College is using a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to roll out its advanced..."
Flagships Prosper, While Regionals Suffer - February 13, 2023. The Chronicle of Higher Education. By Lee Gardner. "Some key numbers are moving in the right direction at the University of Oregon..."
UO chemists cook up a brand-new kind of nanomaterial - February 13, 2013. AroundtheO. By Laurel Hamers. "There’s a new nanomaterial on the block. UO chemists have found a way to make carbon-based molecules with a unique structural feature: interlocking rings..."
Oregon employment expected to grow 13% by 2031 - February 10, 2023. JPR. By Chris M. Lehman. "Oregon is expected to add about 265,000 new jobs in the next eight years..."
Leadership, Funding, and Policy
Southern Oregon U. president announces plan to cut staff, programs - February 16, 2023. OPB. By Erik Neumann. "During a campus town hall on Thursday morning, Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey announced significant..."
Chemeketa plans layoffs but faculty is pushing back - February 15, 2023. Salem Reporter. By Abbey McDonald. "Chemeketa Community College intends to lay off or reduce the contracts of 11 faculty, in a decision the faculty union calls “unreasonable and unnecessary."..."
Oregon joins debate over increasing education requirements for police officers - February 15, 2023. OPB. By Claire Rush. "An Oregon lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require officers to complete at least two years of education beyond high school..."
Oregon Senate Education Committee looks to tackle teacher shortage - February 14, 2023. Portland Tribune. by Courtney Vaughn. "Two bills that came before Oregon’s Senate Committee on Education aim to address the state’s teacher shortage..."
Portland State University announces president finalists - February 14, 2023. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Sami Edge. "The two top contenders for the job of Portland State University president visited campus this month..."
Chemeketa hopes for nursing degree, state funds to help budget and students - February 7, 2023. Salem Reporter. By Kevin Opsahl. "A proposed bachelor’s degree in nursing as well as an increase in both the state’s Community College Support..."
Bonamici Invites Portland Community College President to 2023 State of the Union - February 6, 2023. The Skanner. By The Skanner news. "Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced that Portland Community College (PCC)..."
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