Southern Oregon University

Some Southern Oregon University trustees and employees disagreed with the recent recommendations, saying they miss the point and won’t solve funding problems.

Southern Oregon University is building a retirement facility on campus. Students and professors are working to figure out how to create spaces to bring college students and older learners together.

Southern Oregon University and many community colleges in the region saw enrollment climb, but for some, that growth is creating new challenges.

Raised in a family deeply rooted in the Rogue Valley’s musical life, Shaw returns with the internationally acclaimed Dover Quartet to open the Chamber Music Concerts season.

The plan has been in the works for months and cuts 10 majors, including mathematics and chemistry, and 12 minors.

After receiving more than 1,000 emails and other community feedback, Southern Oregon University this week released an updated plan to address its severe financial crisis.

SOU has suffered a series of financial crises in recent years. This latest is a collision of multiple factors, including what President Rick Bailey calls inadequate state support and Trump administration actions that will slash funding for students.

SOU’s current budget is about $71 million, but President Rick Bailey says they need to work toward a $60 million budget.

The senior housing project is meant to generate revenue for the university and inspire lifelong learning among older adults.

Governor Tina Kotek was an unexpected speaker at Southern Oregon University’s 99th commencement ceremony on Saturday.

Southern Oregon University may have to cut programs and up to 35 positions to fill a budget deficit, as the school expects to receive less money from the state than expected.

The rising cost of college is being driven by labor costs, inflation and historic disinvestment in higher education by the Oregon Legislature.