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Linfield University agrees to pay fired professor more than $1M in whistleblower settlement
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner had sued the university nearly two years ago when he was fired after airing allegations of sexual misconduct and antisemitism from Linfield leaders

Oregon State University announces $200M education and research center aimed at technology industries
The center, funded in part by $100 million in donations, is expected to open in 2025.

Oregon college students, administrators concerned over proposed Title IX changes, Supreme Court abortion decision
Oregon U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici gathered a roundtable of students and employees to talk through questions and concerns ahead of the school year.
Private, alternative Wayfinding College taking one-year ‘organizational rest’
The college’s president and founder says the program pause has nothing to do with money.
Oregon State, Portland State, University of Oregon and Willamette U. to lift mask mandates
Some universities and colleges around Oregon are following the state’s lead to lift mask mandates later this month.

International student at Willamette law school alleges she was expelled due to disability discrimination
Willamette law dismissed Charlie Li after concluding she violated the school's honor code, which Li denies. She says the barriers she faced as an international student with disabilities left her too often feeling unsupported by the institution.

Oregonians could bet on college sports under bill proposed by state senate president
Before Oregon lawmakers is legislation that would give the greenlight to gambling on college athletics games.

Two Oregon colleges say affirmative action is vital to racial equity in admissions
For decades, affirmative action programs have been used as one way to bring racial equity to college admissions. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases involving affirmative action. It is widely expected the court will rule the practice is unconstitutional.

Oregon schools stick with original quarantine period despite recent CDC change
The CDC recently shortened the recommended time for people to quarantine if they contract COVID-19 but the state's public schools and universities are waiting to hear from the Oregon Health Authority on whether the state will adhere to that change.

Oregon colleges work on hiring ‘benefits navigators’
The navigators will work in a statewide consortium to help students access aid.