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The center, funded in part by $100 million in donations, is expected to open in 2025.

Oregon U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici gathered a roundtable of students and employees to talk through questions and concerns ahead of the school year.

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.

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.

The navigators will work in a statewide consortium to help students access aid.

The new contract would last five years and would cover about 4,600 workers with the Service Employees International Union. Classified staff work in a broad range of roles but don’t include professors.

The Oregon Legislature passed House Bills 2542 and 2919 on Thursday creating the new requirements

OPB higher education reporter Meerah Powell checked in with OPB Weekend Edition host John Notarianni to talk about the numerous difficulties facing universities in Oregon these days.

Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission voted Thursday to make updates to the Student Success and Completion Model — the model it uses to allocate state funding to Oregon's seven public universities.

The planning comes after nearly a decade of declining enrollment at the regional university. Some in the campus community say the decision-making is rushed, as WOU President Rex Fuller is set to retire next year.