The second-largest gift ever will endow scholarships and help study obesity read more >

Adjunct professors have been exploring and, in several cases, acting on their ability to unionize. read more >

Governance change rejected in North Dakota and new student aid fund nixed in Oregon. Elsewhere, voters approved bond measures sought by higher education. read more >

The state is also sabotaging its goal of ensuring that 40 percent of all adult Oregonians have a bachelor's degree or higher by 2025 read more >

Oregon could soon make history by allowing the state to sell bonds to set up an endowment with bonds sold to help provide financial aid for college students read more >

When a college class goes low-tech, students should be delighted, not disappointed. read more >

Years of budget cuts in K-12 education have given Oregon one of the shortest school years in the country. read more >

GTFs, or graduate teaching fellows, are grad students who instruct in undergraduate courses. Federation President Joe Henry said the union is requesting a pay raise and paid leave. read more >

The union for graduate students who help teach undergraduate courses at the University of Oregon is threatening to strike in a dispute with the administration over pay and leave. read more >

Education may be a key issue in several states’ elections this fall, but referendums related to higher education are thin this political season. read more >

Biology professor Tyrone Hayes is a favorite of anti-herbicide activists but is shunned by chemical companies read more >

$2 billion campaign is state’s largest ever read more >

One question sat firmly at the heart of Tuesday's Supreme Court arguments over cuts to the Public Employees Retirement System: What does it mean to make a promise? read more >

Why the board-centered classroom is still the best place to teach and learn. read more >

The cancellation of a speech by a feminist media critic at Utah State University has revived concerns about safety at institutions in states that allow firearms on campuses. read more >

Jennifer Freyd says the University of Oregon's leaders supported her survey on rape—until they didn't. read more >

Administrators argue the university needs a police force to deal with sexual assaults and prepare for a school shooting, among other security needs. read more >

This year's referendums include issues of governance, facilities, minimum wage and more. read more >

Does a professor have a right to know why he or she didn’t earn tenure? read more >

The Pay It Forward program was concieved as an alternative method to paying for college tuition. read more >