Education

Nation’s first four-year, independent Chicano university celebrates 50 years since founding in Oregon

By Meerah Powell (OPB) and Emily Hamilton (OPB)
Aug. 26, 2023 1 p.m.

Activists and educators created Colegio César Chávez in the midst of the Chicano civil rights movement to better serve students of Mexican descent. They say its impact continues today.

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