Higher Education

The plan has been in the works for months and cuts 10 majors, including mathematics and chemistry, and 12 minors.

They ratified a contract too late to be funded in the budget. They’re voting on a new deal to get raises and back pay that lawmakers would be asked to approve next year.

The revised plan proposes cutting $9.8 million over the next three years, down from the $10.4 million proposed earlier this month. Just over $5 million in cuts would take place this fiscal year.

Higher education leaders in the state say they are pulling all the levers to minimize student impacts caused by state and federal funding pressures.

Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook ran nearly 1,500 miles to all 17 state community colleges in 52 days, raising over $130,000 for students in financial need.

The proposal cuts more than a dozen majors, eliminates about 20 jobs and will leave several positions unfilled at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

Students and alumni have already started removing personal details from the private database, they said.

SOU’s current budget is about $71 million, but President Rick Bailey says they need to work toward a $60 million budget.

Oregon’s student loan ombudsman talks recent changes to federal policy

Higher education leaders say Workforce Pell could open the door to higher-paying jobs for low-income Oregonians and help solve the state’s job shortages.