Driving Equitable Opportunity and Learner Success
Oregon's Community Colleges Celebrate 50 Years of Opportunity, April 15, 2026, Boardman Today. "April marks National Community College Month, and Oregon's 17 community colleges, including Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) in Pendleton, a..."
EOU moves to community-based health care for students, April 15, 2026, By LaGrandeObserver.com. "With the on-campus health center set to close in June, students will receive health care services through new partnership with Grande Ronde..."
EOU students win awards for their business ideas, April 13, 2026, By LaGrandeObserver.com. "Local university students and alumni made a big splash in April with their business ideas at the Eastern Oregon Innovation Jam...."
33rd SOU Pow Wow, April 12, 2026, NBC news, By Logan Patzke. "The Native America Student Union of Southern Oregon University held their annual pow wow this weekend...."
More than a job: Student employment helps boost belonging, community and retention, April 10, 2026, OSU news, By Molly Rosbach. "For National Student Employment Week this week, Oregon State University is celebrating student workers and all they bring..."
Affordable Access
Meal of the Year at COCC Raises More than $400K for Scholarships, April 2026. MyCentralOregon.com, The Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s Meal of the Year, one of the region’s longest-standing fundraising events... raised more than $400,000..."
Treasure Valley Community College offers free summer classes to 2026 high school graduates, April 13, 2026, KTVB, video.
Responding to State, Community and Economic Needs
Heading toward point of no return: OSU warns of potential ‘hothouse Earth’, April 17, 2026, The Daily Barometer (OSU student newspaper), by Montana Burack.
College launches psychology transfer degree, April 17, 2026, The News Guard , by Oregon Coast Community College. "Oregon Coast Community College has announced the launch of a new two-year Psychology transfer degree...."
Southwestern Community College debuts pre-apprenticeship program, April 16, 2026, KOBI, By Ripley Pierotti. "Southwestern Community College’s (SWOCC) Coos Bay campus is offering a new, cost-free pre-apprenticeship program starting Monday..."
OSU Led Effort to Build Semiconductor Workforce Wins $8.5 Million Grant, April 15, 2026, Corvallis Gazette-Times, by Theresa Hogue. "The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is awarding $8.5 million in grants from Oregon’s..."
PSU Awarded $1 Million Grant to Expand Semiconductor Career Pathways, April 13, 2026, PSU news, by Katy Swordfisk. "The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) has awarded Portland State University $1 million to strengthen Oregon’s semiconductor..."
Two Campuses, One Workforce Mission: Rogue Community College Expands Training for the Jobs Southern Oregon Needs Most, April 14, 2026, Grants Pass Tribune, By John Oliver. "Rogue Community College is moving forward with a significant investment..."
SOU, PSU collaborate on climate resilience, April 13, 2026, SOU News. "Southern Oregon University and Portland State University held a joint faculty workshop in Ashland last month that focused around water, fire, climate research, teaching and community..."
Portland Community College launches cannabis education workforce programs, April 13, 2026. KOIN, By Becca Yanez. "Portland Community College has launched six online cannabis education workforce programs in partnership with Green Flower, starting May 5."
Funding and Policy Developments - State and National
SOU Board Meeting provides updates on SOU Resiliency Plan, April 16, 2026, KOBI news, By
Ripley Pierotti. "Southern Oregon University (SOU) held a board meeting on Academic and Student Affairs on Thursday to update the community on the SOU Resiliency Plan..."
Oregon governor signs bill codifying protections for homeless students, April 14, 2026, KPTV.com, "Tina Kotek has signed House Bill 4149 into law, establishing state-level protections for students experiencing homelessness and incorporating..."
Gov. Kotek issues order prohibiting Oregon districts from reducing school days to cut costs, April 16, 2026, Oregon Capital Chronicle, By Alex Baumhardt. "Oregon school districts would no longer be able to shorten the school year to cut costs, avoid layoffs and plug..."
President Scholz provides budget update, April 10, 2026, Daily Emerald (UO student newspaper), By Reilly Norgren. "UO’s president provided a brief budget update amidst the university’s structural budget deficit...."
Experts: New Accreditation Rules Threaten Academic Freedom, April 13, 2026, Inside Higher Ed, by Jessake Blake. "The draft proposals, up for discussion this week, could change how accreditors oversee colleges..."
More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows (national story), April 13, 2026, Hechinger Report/OPB, By Jon Marcus. "More than a dozen newborn lambs cavorted around a fenced-in yard beneath the scrutiny of..."
In $475K settlement, Oregon State University works to improve blind student experiences,
April 10, 2026, KLCC, By Karen Richards. "Oregon State University has agreed to pay $475,000 as part of a settlement with a blind student and the National Federation of the Blind...."
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