Adrien Bennings Brings ‘Passion for People’ to PCC
The college’s new president says the school faces a ‘great opportunity’ to reinvent itself.
- Published in Education
- Written by Christen McCurdy
Oregon Business - Education
The Long Shot
John Johnson is taking the reins at Portland State’s athletic department at a time of existential questions for PSU — and for college sports as a whole. Can he right the ship?
- Published in Education
- Written by Jason Cohen
A Crisis of Care
Oregon is rolling out new child care supports — including a $100 million investment — but advocates say the funding is ‘just a drop in the bucket’ for a crisis that’s hampering economic growth around the state.
- Published in Education
- Written by Shasta Kearns Moore
School for Innovation
Since 2017 the Invent Oregon competition has bridged Oregon’s science, business and education sectors — and organizers aim to make a bigger impact on students across the state.
- Published in Education
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Enrollment Blues
Head counts at Oregon’s community colleges was in a slow pattern of decline when the COVID-19 pandemic hit — and they’ve yet to bounce back.
- Published in Education
- Written by Christen McCurdy
UO Officially Buys Concordia University’s Portland Campus
The 19-acre, 23-building campus will reopen as the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in 2023, officials say.
- Published in Education
- Written by Sander Gusinow
LCC, UO Expand Energy Management Training Program
Coordinators hope the program will meet growing demand for sustainability technicians and become a model for other states.
- Published in Education
- Written by Sander Gusinow
What Happened to KinderCare's IPO?
Portland-based child care giant cited “regulatory delays” when it withdrew its IPO.
- Published in Education
- Written by Christen McCurdy
A Climate of Faith
Corban University’s new agricultural program will teach creation science — but also how to adapt farming practices to a changing climate.
- Published in Education
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Always Hustling
In July an Oregon law went into effect allowing student athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. Now the student athlete is becoming the student entrepreneur — and college sports will never be the same.
- Published in Education
- Written by Jason Cohen