Equity and Student Success
OSU receives $10 million federal grant to work with 13 Native American tribes on hemp economic development- March 11, 2024. KTVZ.com. By KTVZ news sources. "Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has received a $10 million federal..."
Portland Community College pilot program admits all Beaverton High School graduates- March 8, 2024. KOIN.com. By Michaela Bourgeois. "Portland Community College launched a pilot program to admit all graduating seniors from Beaverton..."
Lane Community College to join cohort of nine colleges gathering student parent data- March 6, 2024. KEZI.com. By Ryan Bonham. "Lane Community College announced on Tuesday that it has been named one of nine colleges to join a cohort aimed..."
Affordability
US starts sending financial aid data to Oregon colleges after months of delays. March 14, 2024. OPB. By Annie Ma and Collin Binkley, AP. "After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put..."
UO trustees approve 2024-25 guaranteed tuition rate - March 13, 2024. AroundtheO. By Campus News. "The University of Oregon Board of Trustees approved the guaranteed tuition rate for next year's incoming class of students, approved naming.."
Education Department starts sending financial aid data to colleges after months of delays - March 12, 2024. KOIN.com. By Annie Ma and Collin Binkley. "After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started..."
Colleges and students hit hard by FAFSA delays- March 11, 2024. KPTV.com. By Rachel DePompa. "The U.S Department of Education’s (DOE) rollout of the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, application..."
RCC students, family members grapple with FAFSA changes - March 1, 2024. KDRV.com. By Brinkley Hill. "This year, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is being known to colleges and students as “a new beast."..."
Learner Pathways, Economic and Community Development
Oregon students could soon be directly admitted to state universities. But other higher ed efforts fell flat- March 13, 2024. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Sami Edge. "Portland Community College will grant students graduating..."
Four years later, SOU students still feeling impacts of pandemic- March 13, 2024. KDRV.com. By Liv Collom. "Wednesday marks the four-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic being declared a national emergency..."
Oregon City workforce development program partners with OSU- March 13, 2024. Oregon City News. By Raymond Rendleman. "Oregon City’s Economic Development Department recently partnered with Oregon State University on its workforce development program..."
Baker Technical Institute, OTEC partnering to open lineman school in Baker City- March 12, 2024. Baker City Herald. By Samantha O'Conner. "Baker Technical Institute is partnering with Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative to build..."
Industry partnership with community colleges addresses auto tech shortage- March 11, 2024. Public News Service. By Eric Tegethoff. "A partnership between higher education and industry is helping address the shortage of automotive technicians..."
College named center of excellence for maritime education - March 7, 2024. The Astorian. "Clatsop Community College has been designated as a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training..."
509J receives grant to start health sciences program - March 6, 2024. The Madras Pioneer. By Kiva Hanson. "Jefferson County 509J school district has received a grant from the Oregon Department of Education to support the creation of a new health sciences program..."
How a new approach in Oregon helps students realize they are ‘college material’- March 4, 2024. OPB. By Tiffany Camhi. "Corequisite education flips traditional remediation in higher education on its head...."
Leadership, Funding, and Policy
Institutional knowledge: SOU’s top academic leader retired after nearly 40 years at the university- March 13, 2024. Ashland.news. By Holly Dillemuth. "For Susan Walsh, institutional knowledge has served her well for the past four decades..."
SOU among universities splitting $4 million for behavioral health programs- March 12, 2024. JPR. By Jane Vaughan. "Southern Oregon University was one of five schools that received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state in an effort to..."
What did Oregon lawmakers do to help young people in 2024? Here are 9 education bills you’ll want to know about- March 11, 2024. OPB. By Natalie Pate and Tiffany Camhi. "From increased child care funding to protections for student-athletes..."
WOU receives GYO grant that addresses critical support for educators- March 9, 2024. Polk County Itemizer-Observer. "Western Oregon University’s College of Education has received a Grow Your Own grant (GYO) from the Educator Advancement Council..."
Oregon lawmakers address looming semiconductor workforce needs- March 7, 2024. OPB. By Tiffany Camhi. "Oregon made big investments in this key part of the state’s technology sector last year, but a strategy to build the necessary workforce was still missing..."
Oregon Legislature approves $10 million for semiconductor education at Oregon universities - March 8, 202. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Mike Rogoway. "Among the Oregon Senate's final acts before adjourning Thursday night was to sign off..."
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