A year from now, recent Oregon high school graduates who maintain a 2.5 GPA, and who accept available state and federal grants, could be eligible for a tuition waiver at an Oregon community college.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a challenge to the way public-sector unions finance their operations. Union officials said a ruling against them would deal a blow to organized labor.
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Portland Democratic Sen. Michael Dembrow, the bill sponsor, said it creates a path to college for students who already are part of the state’s education system.
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Northwest Nazarene stands behind elimination of job of tenured theologian, but will let him teach part-time for a few years. His supporters believe he is being punished for views on evolution and other issues.
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The university has drawn new scrutiny for dismissing a tenured instructor mainly for using obscene language and jokes around students.
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TIAA-CREF survey reveals adjunct faculty members' concerns about having enough savings to retire. Experts say the situation for most adjuncts is even more dire.
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Tenure, however, is not about protecting people but rather about protecting open conversation and debate. It is about academic freedom — the ability to research and teach on all topics, without fear of reprisal.
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Chad Williams, chair of the department of African and Afro-American studies at Brandeis U., created #CharlestonSyllabus, a Twitter hashtag that became a resource for scholars.
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Meet other faculty and APs from across the university. Learn what's happening at the bargaining table.
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The state has spent nearly $2 million to replicate Eastern Promise. It’s a collaboration between eastern Oregon K-12 schools and higher education to get more students to college or into career training.
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As Republican Gov. Scott Walker prepares to campaign for president as the man who tamed Wisconsin’s unions, he’s targeting tenure protections for professors at public colleges and universities.
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Seven ways to change how the public sees the humanities
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Non-tenure track professors at Arizona State, after months of protesting a plan they called unfair to them and their students, receive more money and the option to avoid a 5-5 course load.
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Portland State University has been awarded a $1.25 million grant to prepare bilingual teachers to work with students with autism and other profound disabilities
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As fight against college debt has its moment, what do college association leaders think about it?
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Marian Court College's president says after years of declining enrollment and tuition revenue, the institution ran out of options -- sooner than professors expected.
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Session 1 update and other news
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As the activist's racial identity became a national story, her colleagues tried to make sense of their shock.
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Oregon's promise to its students must begin with a frank diagnosis of their needs and a clear path to making college an attainable goal.
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Faculty who use active and participatory learning methods were often frustrated by the inflexible rooms they were assigned to.
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