Meerah Powell
Reporter & Producer | OPBMeerah Powell is a general assignment and breaking news reporter for OPB. She previously worked as a news reporter and podcast producer for Eugene Weekly in her hometown of Eugene, Oregon. Along with writing and audio work, Meerah also has experience with photography and videography. She graduated from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication.
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According to the Oregon Education Association, part-time community college instructors are paid roughly half as much as their full-time counterparts on average. -
The first-of-its-kind multi-agency analysis has provided a much more granular, regional-level understanding of why Oregon continues to suffer from a nursing shortage, and it lays out potential solutions.
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A legislative committee learned many incoming students aren’t ready for college-level work.
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An audit of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission calls for more focus on community college support.
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That’s not the case for every school. Oregon State reports record enrollment this fall.
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SOU president Rick Bailey has plans for the university to have self-reliant energy and other projects to lessen the institution’s dependence on tuition and state funding.
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Oregon State University announces $200M education and research center aimed at technology industriesThe center, funded in part by $100 million in donations, is expected to open in 2025.
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OIT joins SOU and three other public universities in Oregon that have made the same decision
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The president plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans per eligible student.
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Several universities reassure students and employees of ongoing reproductive health protections in Oregon. Two large private universities with religious ties stay quiet.
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More than $2 million will go to the schools to support the recruitment and retention of rural students.
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EOU’s increase is just below what would require state approval
