The UO Board of Trustees could authorize the university to pursue the proposal at its June 4-5 meeting read more >

Early in his third term, Gov. John Kitzhaber created a powerful overarching education board that he pledged would forge dramatic improvements statewide. read more >

Julie Esparza Brown said the district must take a better look at how to improve Oregon's statewide education picture. read more >

Voters will have a chance to reshape the Portland Public Schools Board of Education read more >

Salam Noor, former assistant superintendent of Oregon and Salem-Keizer schools read more >

The answer requires us to think about power. read more >

The presidents of Oregon's seven public universities urged Gov. Kate Brown and the Legislature Thursday to devote some of an increased amount of money in May's state revenue forecast to post-secondary education. read more >

Students at the protest said they were demanding more money to be put toward higher education funding, as revenue forecasts improved. read more >

This week the governor and state legislative leaders will receive a forecast of how much money Oregon will have to fund many important programs and services in our state during the next two years. read more >

Labor Notes Troublemakers School is coming to Portland! read more >

After years of disinvestment in higher education, Oregon’s economic recovery has finally made it possible to boost state funding for our universities. But it turns out that apportioning the gain from reinvestment can be even more challenging than rationing the pain of disinvestment. read more >

Will HECC's decision to adopt a formula that pays universities and community colleges for the number of degrees it produces actually improve the state's college graduation rates? read more >

You couldn't really say that this session of the Oregon Legislature has been ignoring higher education. read more >

Will HECC’s decision to adopt a formula that pays universities and community colleges for the number of degrees it produces actually improve the state’s college graduation rates? read more >

AAUP-OR's annual conference will be on April 25th. Registration is free. More information here... read more >

University of Chicago’s law school dean begins his tenure July 1 read more >

Oregon’s public universities will get state funds on the basis of student outcomes rather than enrollment, a state higher-education panel has decided. read more >

A state higher-education commission passed sweeping reforms Thursday designed to fund public universities based partly on how many Oregonians they graduate, instead of the number they enroll. read more >

Research and teaching stand at the center of our professional work. Investing in teaching and research excellence builds the long-term academic reputation of a university, something that carries far more value to parents, students, and alums than any other type of branding work. read more >

Former governor drafted legislation before November re-election. read more >