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Tag: Oregon
Opinion
Oregon is Finally Counting Student Parents. Other States Should Follow.
The only way many colleges have a sense of how many student parents attend is based on FAFSA, the financial aid form students fill out that asks whether they have any dependents. But some students don’t file a FAFSA or report their children as dependents, for a variety of reasons, resulting in an underestimate of the student parent population. Thus, even NCES data may underestimate the number of student parents, and is unlikely to capture many who are “acting as a parent” but are not the biological parents of the children that they care for.
June 7, 2021
STEM
Research Reveals Gender Bias in Public University Funding Model
A study by researchers at Southern Oregon University discovered gender bias in how the state spends its higher ed funds, reported Oregon Public Broadcasting. The paper, titled “A Gender Analysis of Oregon’s Student Success and Completion Model” alleges that the formula which distributes state funding to public universities, typically favors bachelor’s degrees completed by men, […]
November 10, 2020
News Roundup
Oregon’s Public Universities Won’t Require SAT or ACT Starting Fall 2021
Oregon’s seven public universities and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced Wednesday that they won’t require freshman applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission, starting with the fall term of 2021. The change will be applicable to students seeking admission to Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, Oregon State […]
March 25, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus Has Ripple Effects Across Higher Ed Landscape
The American Council on Education (ACE) said on Monday it is canceling its annual meeting, set for March 14-16 this year in San Diego, due to the threat posed by the novel coronavirus. However, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, or NADOHE, is still planning to go ahead with its March 11-14 annual meeting. These developments come even as more and more universities announce they are closing and/or moving classes online amid fears of a global pandemic.
March 9, 2020
News Roundup
Lumina Foundation Donates $500,000 to Fill Educational Attainment Gaps
The Lumina Foundation granted the state of Virginia $500,000 to increase educational attainment for students of color. This grant, alongside other ones gifted to Colorado, Oregon and Tennessee are part of Lumina’s Talent, Innovation and Equity Partnership (TIE). Lumina expects to award grants to a total of six states. TIE’s goal is to have 60 […]
November 14, 2019
News Roundup
Oregon University Employees Plan Strike, Demand Wage Increase
Over 95 percent of higher education workers at Oregon’s seven public universities voted to authorize a strike due to wage gap disparities, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503 reported. Negotiations with management have occurred since February with workers arguing that their wages do not support their cost of living or family expenses. The employees […]
September 19, 2019
African-American
Oregon Lawmakers Push Colleges to Respect Diverse Community
SALEM, Ore. — Members of the Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday discussed the state’s racist history and continuing discrimination as they approved a bill that would promote inclusiveness. The measure, which passed by a 45-15 vote and now goes to the Senate, aims to have universities and community colleges achieve “cultural competency,” which it […]
April 27, 2017
Students
Oregonian Analysis: State College Enrollment Diversifies
PORTLAND, Ore. — The number of Latino and multiracial students attending Oregon’s public universities has more than doubled in the past seven years, according to an analysis of enrollment records by a Portland newspaper. The state’s public universities collectively saw enrollment rise 5 percent from 2010 to 2016, largely because of an influx of minority […]
November 30, 2016
Students
Students Fight for Change at University of Oregon
University of Oregon administrators have been pressed to respond to Black student demands.
August 8, 2016
Community Colleges
Oregon Debates Free Community College Plan
In just the last year or so, Tennessee adopted a plan for free community colleges, as did Chicago and the Community College of Philadelphia. Now the Oregon state legislature is debating whether to institute a similar program.
June 16, 2015
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