Tiffany Camhi
Oregon Public Broadcasting-
A university spending efficiency report concludes that to serve students and thrive financially, Oregon’s public universities must break from the status quo. -
Oregon’s efforts to diversify its teaching workforce are going better than other states. But the Beaver State’s recent gains in licensing educators from underrepresented groups could begin to dwindle in 2026 due to possible budget cuts. -
Higher education advocates say the compact equates to a loyalty oath and infringes on the academic freedoms that are inherent to many universities' missions. -
The Trump administration is making unprecedented demands of colleges in the Northwest and across the country. -
In an open letter published Sunday, local and state leaders say the presence of federal troops will undermine years of work aimed at revitalizing Portland. -
“The budget that’s being proposed and likely to be adopted will effectively be a reduction in resources available to [institutions],” said Kevin Neely, interim executive director of the Oregon Council of Presidents. -
The National Institutes of Health has eliminated grants for training programs that help young scientists from underrepresented communities get ahead in their careers. -
School districts that can’t pass construction bonds have few other options to fund needed building repairs. -
Universities in some parts of the country are responding to the federal DEI crackdown by shutting down diversity offices and eliminating equity-related groups. Oregon’s institutions are largely standing their ground. -
This is the latest civil rights investigation directed at universities launched by the Education Department since President Donald Trump took office in January. -
More than 500 researchers and their supporters gathered in Salem outside the state capitol building. -
Oregon joined with California and 20 other states to protect funding to universities, especially those involved in medical-related research, from a Trump administration effort to cut ‘indirect’ costs.
