Equity and Student Success
PCC Celebrates Black Business Month - August 27, 2024. The Skanner. By The Skanner News. "August is National Black Business Month, providing an opportunity for the community to support and celebrate Black-owned businesses in the Portland area..."
A new Oregon law was supposed to guarantee students have a full day at school. Is it working? - August 25, 2024. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Julia Silverman. "Last spring. Brenna Legaard's teenage..."
Inquiry for Justice at Portland State Bridges Gap for Historically Excluded Students- August 22, 2024. Portland State University. By Katy Swordfisk. "Over the course of two weeks in August, 32 students from Multnomah County..."
Returning to school as an adult- August 20, 2024. YourOregonNews.com. By Metro Newspaper Service. "For those people resolving to return to school this year, these tips can help them confront any uncertainty ..."
Affordability
With deep debt and low-paying jobs, Portland alternative medicine graduates say their degrees will never pay off- August 29, 2024. OPB. By Tiffany Camhi. "The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is closing.y..."
Umpqua Community College invests in student housing in downtown Roseburg- August 26, 2024. OPB. By Gemma DiCarlo. "Students at Umpqua Community College in Southern Oregon may soon have some new options for housing..."
RCC students facing hardship after delayed financial aid payments- August 23, 2024. KOBI5.com. By Kade Stirling. "Some students enrolled this summer at Rogue Community College say they are facing hardships due to delays in financial aid..."
Learner Pathways, Economic and Community Development
Utah university offers a hybrid nursing degree for Oregonians, no experience required- August 29, 2024. By Sami Edge. The Oregonian. "A private, for-profit university based in Utah is expanding its virtual nursing program into Oregon..."
Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college ‘a lot’ - August 29, 2024. OPB. By Cory Turner. "This is not your standard back-to-school story, about school supplies or first-day butterflies..."
Klamath Community College gets federal funding to boost truck driver recruitment - August 28, 2024. KDRV.com. "The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding Klamath Community College more than $135,000 to help..."
TVCC program may help ease growing shortfall in EMTs - August 28, 2024. Malheur Enterprise. By Pat Caldwell. "The Vale Fire & Ambulance Department needs more emergency medical technicians..."
Southern Oregon University responds to enrollment trends - August 26, 2024. KDRV.com. "Speaking of the FAFSA, admission rates for SOU students haven't been the same since pre-pandemic era and that may be due to challenges with FAFSA..."
Portland State says it will work to improve campus climate, conversations next school year - August 25, 2024. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Sami Edge. "Most years, Aimee Shattuck’s role as the chair of Portland State University’s protest and expression advisory team..."
Escape from Higher Ed’s Bermuda Triangle - August 25, 2024. Washington Monthly. By Anne Kim. "Two decades ago, reformers introduced effective new ways to help college students lost in the vortex of..."
Willamette Valley Medical Center Hosts Chemeketa Community College’s Career Connected Learning Experience - August 23, 2024. Oregon Business. By OBM Team. "Chemeketa Community College-Yamhill Valley..."
Leadership, Funding, and Policy
LBCC receives grant to boost CDL program- August 28, 2024. Philomath News. By Philomath News. "Linn-Benton Community College received $130,543 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor..."
HP gets $50 million in federal money to expand Oregon campus - August 28, 2024. Statesman Journal. By Dianne Lugo. "Oregon's Hewlett-Packard campus in Corvallis will receive $50 million from the federal government under the CHIPS and Science Act..."
OSU-Cascades latest building, the Student Success Center, is nearing completion - August 28, 2024. KTVZ.com. By Matthew Draxton. "Oregon State University-Cascades announced its latest building project on the Bend campus will be finished in a few months..."
Taxpayers cover tuition at California’s for-profit schools. The results? Low-wage, high-turnover jobs - August 25, 2024. JPR. By Adam Echelman. "California officials have warned students for years that for-profit schools may make..."
[Opinion] Connecting College Students with Public Benefits: A New Era of Outreach - August 22, 2024. SHEEOED.medium.com. By Bryce McKibben. "Good news has finally arrived for cash-strapped college students, millions of whom are experiencing basic needs..."
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