Equity and Student Success
SOU Powwow celebrates native culture - April 14, 2025. KDRV.com. "Those of native descent and the community celebrated the 32nd annual spring powwow at Southern Oregon University over the weekend..."
Lewis & Clark and Albina Vision Trust Launch Historic Partnership - April 14, 2025. Lewis & Clark. "The new collaboration will build a hub for education and economic opportunity within Portland’s redeveloped Lower Albina district to foster learning as a core..."
Over 200 gather at UCC to witness new students embark on career paths - April 14, 2025. NBC17.com. By News Staff. "Career and Technical Education (CTE) Signing Day took place on Thursday, April 10, at Umpqua community College..."
César E. Chávez Leadership Conference returns to SOU - April 8, 2025. SOUNews. "Southern Oregon University’s Youth Programs department brought local high school students to the university campus recently for the César E. Chávez Leadership..."
OSU engineering students build race cars, compete internationally - April 7, 2025. The Daily Barometer. By Kip Franich. "On the north side of campus, in the basement of Rogers Hall, is a workshop where Oregon State University’s Society of Automotive..."
Student Association at Lane Community College hosts Annual Pow Wow honoring Elders- April 6, 2025. KLCC.org. By Sajina Shrestha. "People of all ages gathered at Lane Community College on Saturday for the Native American Student Association’s Annual Pow Wow..."
Central Oregon Community College launches program to help veterans develop business skills - April 4, 2025. OPB. By Kathryn Styer Martinez. "The Bend campus joins a short list of community colleges across the U.S. working to fill higher education gaps..."
OHSU’s digital nursing program is a pathway for aspiring clinicians in rural communities - April 3, 2025. OHSU News. By Nicole Rideout. "Student shares experience earning bachelor’s in nursing while deployed overseas with military’..."
OCCA announces 2025 All-Oregon Academic Team - April, 2025. Oregon Community College Association. "The Oregon Community College Association (OCCA) is proud to announce the selection of 55 exceptional students from across the state t)..."
Affordability
This Oregon college won’t charge a penny in tuition to students from families making $100K or less- April 15, 2025. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Sami Edge. "Reed College is promising free tuition nationwide to any student whose family earns less than $100,000 a year..."
Lane Community College board approves tuition boost- April 3, 2025. KLCC.org. By Rachael McDonald. "In a 5-1 vote, the Lane Community College Board of Education approved a tuition increase for the upcoming school year at their Wednesday board meeting..."
Learner Pathways, Economic and Community Development
Pacific Northwest College Of Art: Rethinking The Future Of Creative Leadership- April 11, 2025. Forbes.com. By Stephan Rabimov. "In a world grappling with tectonic cultural shifts, economic instability, and rapidl..."
PNCA and Portland Community College announce new specialized transfer pathways in Illustration, Animated Arts, and Graphic Design for visual arts students - April 8, 2025. Willamette University. By University Communications. "Although PNCA and PCC..."
Klamath Community College awarded $340,000 grant to boost HVAC apprenticeships- April 3, 2025. KlamathAlerts.com. By Community News. "Klamath Community College’s Apprenticeship Center was recently awarded a $338,395 Energy Efficiency Training..."
New Oregon Coast campus gives students the opportunity to complete biology degree - April 3, 2025. The Daily Emerald. By Corey Hoffman and Reilly Norgren. "A new partnership between the University of Oregon and Southwestern Oregon Community College..."
Oregon Department of Education shuts down literacy, math development programs due to unexpected federal funding cut - April 2, 2025. OPB. By Natalie Pate. "The U.S. Department of Education recently told state officials they would not receive nearly $3.5 million in..."
Central Oregon Community College loses $3M of federal funding for Madras expansion - April 1, 2025. KLCC.org. By OPB. "Central Oregon Community College will no longer receive $3 million in federal funding for the construction..."
Leadership, Funding, and Policy
Portland physics student flees Trump crackdown, months from earning his doctorate- April 16, 2025. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Yesenia Amaro. "The risk seemed far too great..."
COCC Latinx festival April 19 canceled over safety concerns- Bend Bulletin. April 16, 2025. By Noemi Arellano-Summer. "Central Oregon Community College’s Latinx Fiesta Celebación has been canceled as organizers cite an 'abundance of caution'..."
Governor Kotek reacts to international student visa troubles - April 15, 2025. Kobi5.com. By Maximus Osburn. "Governor Tina Kotek held a press conference from Salem Tuesday, she covered a variety of different topics from federal to local issues,..."
Trump administration targets more international students at Oregon universities- April 14, 2025. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Zane Sparling. "Federal officials have ordered the removal of nearly two dozen international students..."
PSU will ‘not consent’ to ICE enforcement on campus as 2 students face deportation - April 11, 2025. KOIN.com. By Aimee Plante. "With at least 19 students at risk of deportation from Oregon’s public colleges, Portland State University President Ann Cudd..."
PCC considering 14 programs on chopping block as part of its ‘fiscal sustainability initiative’- April 11, 2025. KOIN.com. By Jashayla Pettigrew. "Portland Community College is considering nixing various programs in an effort to tighten its budget..."
TVCC scrubs DEI from contract language - April 11, 2025. Malheur Enterprise. By Steven Mitchell. "Treasure Valley Community College officials are revising their practices for buying goods and services and have removed any references to..."
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Blocking Access to Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Education Funds for States - April 10, 2025. Oregon Department of Justice. "AG Rayfield Joins Multistate Coalition in Fighting to Restore..."
Oregon says it will refuse to comply with Trump’s DEI order on public schools - April 10, 2025. The Oregonian/OregonLive. By Julia Silverman. "Oregon’s state schools chief said Thursday that the state will not comply with the Trump administration’s..."
Oregon rejects Trump administration’s school funding threat over DEI policies - April 10, 2025. OPB. By Rob Manning. "Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies..."
Linn-Benton Community College cuts jobs to address $3.5M deficit, maintains core programs - April 3, 2025. MSN.com. By News Staff. "Linn-Benton Community College announced a series of measures to address a $3.5 million .."
Trump administration pulls waiver that supported undocumented college students in Oregon, California - March 28, 2025. Yahoo.com (originally Register Guard). by Miranda Cyr. "Undocumented students at Oregon and California higher education institutions..."
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