Q&A with Oregon’s Education Innovation Officer
Oregon’s first Education Innovation Officer Colt Gill talks about Oregon’s dismal graduation rate and how communities and businesses can help solve the problem.
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What’s trending in undergrad degrees
University administrators are busy preparing to launch several new undergraduate majors in the fall where they see growth in demand from industry and business.
Working to fill the skills gap
A conversation with Mark Mitsui, president of Portland Community College.
Reed curriculum battle erupts
A battle brewing over Reed’s classics curriculum reflects activism underway at colleges nationwide.
Q & A with the vice president of the new OSU-Cascades campus
Becky Johnson discusses business and education partnerships, the university’s economic impact and Oregon’s de facto eighth public university.
Students At Warner Pacific Thrive On Strong Community Service Links
Diverse population of students learn leadership skills through community outreach.
Power to the People: Launch, Startup Tip and Where They Are Now
Vanessa Van Edwards was studying international relations at Emory University and planning a career working for the state department as a translator and communicator when she decided she wanted to do something different: Start a human behavior research company.
Chalkboard Boosts Students With Strong Foundations For Better Teaching
As Oregon wrestles with change from old industrial models to new, the state’s education system is re-engineering how it produces talent for the state’s employers.
From Gridlock to Civil War
Is Measure 97 the end of days? Or will the controversial tax measure lead to a new era of cooperation and compromise?
The Professor and the Pragmatist
How Lumen Learning aims to pry open the multibillion-dollar textbook market.