Equity and Student Success
Nursing grad Monica Salazar Garcia hopes to expand healthcare to underserved communities - December 24, 2023. The Oregonian. By Sami Edge. "In a chatter-filled hallway at Parkrose High School crowded with soon-to-be nurses, Monica Salazar Garcia handed her..."
Oregon National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe program graduates over 140 cadets at Redmond ceremony - December 14, 2023. KTVZ.com. By KTVZ news sources. "The Oregon Youth ChalleNGe Program graduated over 150 cadets.."
6 people in prison receive bachelor’s degrees from Lane College - December 21, 2023. Public News Service. By Danielle Smith. "Bridging the gap between education and incarceration, six people in Tiptonville, Tennessee, recently got their bachelor's degrees..."
Affordability
Dual Enrollment Programs: Students’ Strategy Against Rising College Costs - December 26, 2023. By BNN Correspondents. "In an era marked by a mounting student loan debt crisis, high school students are strategizing to circumnavigate this financial obstacle...
Many California undocumented students are missing out on financial aid. An easier, new application could get them more money - December 25, 2023. Jefferson Public Radio.
By Mikhail Zinshteyn. "The financial aid application for undocumented students..."
Free Classes: SWOCC offering free GED® and Adult Basic Education Classes - December 23, 2023. Curry Pilot. "Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) is offering free GED® and Adult Basic Education classes winter term 2024..."
New FAFSA To Be Released For College Financial Aid - December 19, 2023.KBND.com. "It’s time for college students to gather documents and be ready to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for next fall..."
WOU, Unitus Credit Union celebrate Bilingual Teacher Scholars Scholarship recipients - December 19, 2023. Polk County Itemizer - Observer. "Western Oregon University, in partnership with Unitus Credit Union, recently..."
To boost enrollment, public university systems go big on tuition discounts - December 18, 2023. Public News Service. By Mike Moen. "States like North and South Dakota are in a fierce battle to keep college affordable.."
Learner Pathways, Economic and Community Development
Why Oregon residents are now nearly outnumbered at UO, OSU - December 27, 2023. The Oregonian. By Sami Edge. "The share of in-state residents served by Oregon’s largest universities has dropped dramatically over the past two decades. This fall,..."
Researchers look at how to help more community college students gain four-year degrees - December 27, 2023. Capital Chronicle. By Samantha Dietel. "Community colleges and four-year universities can work together to improve the transfer student experience,...."
Clackamas Community College looks to match workforce, student interests through short programs, December 27, OPB. By Tiffany Camhi. "The community college is offering some new six-month programs that join a slate of more than 20 career pathway certificates..."
One tribe’s work to restore land, water and salmon in coastal Oregon - December 26, 2023. Here Is Oregon / The Oregonian. By Brain Bull, Underscore News. "Standing in the midst of an uneven, muddy expanse where excavators and trucks chug back and forth..."
Linn-Benton Community College to reopen revamped child development center - December 19, 2023. KEZI.com. By Ryan Bonham. "Thanks to voters’ passage of general obligation Bond Measure 22-190, Linn-Benton Community College..."
Renew-it program slated for CCC in winter term - December 18, 2023. Oregon City News. By John Baker. "Thanks to a U.S. Department of Labor grant, Clackamas Community College will offer funding for students in renewable energy..."
Eastern Oregon University to focus on student retention - December 16, 2023. The Observer. By Dick Mason. "Eastern Oregon University President Kelly Ryan found herself in a paradoxical position while preparing to address her school's board of trustees..."
Leadership, Funding, and Policy
Becky Johnson named interim president of Linfield University in McMinnville. KTVZ.com. December 27, 2023. " Linfield University named Rebecca "Becky" Johnson as interim president on Tuesday, KGW reported...."
EOU announces $787,500 grant toward its Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program - December 27, 2023. Elk Horn Media Group. By Garrett Christensen. " In a recent social media post, Eastern Oregon University.."
Pacific University receives $1.8 million grant to aid mental health workforce - December 26, 2023. Forest Groves News Times. By Blake Timm, Pacific University. "Pacific University has received a $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority to help increase capacity..."
SOU vice president hired as president of New Mexico Highlands University - Dec 26, 2023. KDRV.com. By Izzie Lunds. "Neil Woolf, Southern Oregon University's executive vice president, will leave the school next summer for a new job at a university in New Mexico. ..."
Trades Education: OCCC Board approves $33M ballot measure, selects new member. December 25, 2023. News Guard Lincoln City. By Oregon Coast Community College.
"The Oregon Coast Community College (OCCC) Board will...."
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $44.5 Million to Improve Postsecondary Education Access and Completion for Students in Rural Communities, December 22, 2023, US Dept. of Education Press Release. "The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $44.5 million in grants to 22 institutions of higher education to improve rates..."
New Oregon Transparency website launches with links to meetings, records, data, budgets and more info - December 21, 2023. KTVZ.com. By KTVZ news sources. "The state of Oregon's Enterprise Information Services..."
BMCC receives $300,000 grant, expanding meat science - December 16, 2023. East Oregonian. By East Oregonian. "Blue Mountain Community College announced Thursday, Dec. 14, it will be expanding its meat science..."
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