Knights Pledge $2B To Cancer Research
OHSU calls it the largest single private donation in higher ed in U.S. history.
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Phil Knight’s $5B Foundation is Again Oregon’s Top Grantmaker
The Nike founder’s private charity donated $190 million in 2023.
Tactics: Dr. John Karl Scholz Reflects on His First Year at UO
The university’s president talks about what drew him to Eugene, why the school is bucking enrollment trends and what’s next for the post-Pac-12 Ducks.
Tony Hopson Hopes Historic $400M Investment Will “Make the Difference” for Black Portland
Phil and Penny Knight’s investment in the newly established 1803 Fund is earmarked for the fund’s Rebuild Albina project.
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.
Editor’s Note: Measure 97 and Phil Knight
The tax hike and Nike founder have more in common than you think.
Merkley introduces bill to help small businesses
Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill that would reduce the wait time for small businesses in hard-hit communities to benefit from federal aid.
Houses selling for dirt cheap at foreclosure auctions
Many foreclosed houses—both those with major problems as well as newly-built houses—are selling for well below the list price at auctions.