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In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget, he proposed significant cuts to the Middle Class Scholarship, which provides financial aid to more than 300,000 students. He also signaled that he won’t expand the Cal Grant program, a plan that was based on adequate funding in the state budget.
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Like any group, members of Oregon’s Jewish communities hold diverse views on the protests seen here and across the country, as well as on the war abroad. Many feel afraid, anxious and isolated.
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It’s strike season in California, again.
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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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California’s estimated 75,000 undocumented students don’t qualify for federal work-study or most job opportunities, and often struggle to make ends meet. A new state service program launched last week, College Corps, will give hundreds of them as much as $10,000 per year to perform community service in areas including K-12 education, food insecurity and climate action.
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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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California’s community colleges aren’t on track to reach ambitious goals of closing the gaps in graduation rates between racial and ethnic groups. Its central office leaders doubt they’ll reach those goals, including new ones laid out by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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OIT joins SOU and three other public universities in Oregon that have made the same decision
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Tribal members from outside Oregon can soon attend three of the state’s universities for reduced prices.
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The president plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans per eligible student.
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University of California and Cal State campuses will all start providing medication abortion beginning Jan. 1 under a new state law. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, opening up abortion appointments on university campuses could ease pressure on local clinics, which will likely see an influx of out-of-state patients.
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State lawmakers are giving public colleges and universities $1.4 billion this year to build or renovate affordable dorms for students. The 25 projects across California , including Eureka and Weed, range in size and price but are expected to make space for 7,300 students.
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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.