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Saskia Hatvany/OPBGoverning boards from both Willamette and Pacific universities signed a binding agreement this month to merge the two schools, according to a press statement released from the universities Tuesday. This comes after the schools announced a tentative plan to join forces in December 2025. -
Karl MaasdamThe grant will fuel a statewide partnership, led by Oregon State University, that aims to boost chip manufacturing, artificial intelligence research and the state’s semiconductor workforce.
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The camp is a five day hands-on firefighting training camp for women and female identifying individuals ages 16 through 19. Eugene Springfield Fire has hosted the camp for the past 15 years. -
Two additional Springfield Public School administrators may sue the district, accusing board members of creating a hostile work environment and retaliating against them. -
Oregonians looking to skill-up quickly now have access to federal student aid. But most colleges in the state won’t have eligible workforce programs until next year. -
The district claims $1.2 million of its funding has been improperly diverted to other schools over a period of almost 10 years. -
UO’s methane boilers are the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in Eugene. The decision means the university can use student building fee debt capacity to get a loan if it moves forward with the project. -
Food For Lane County’s free summer food program is returning this year. It offers a free lunch to kids every weekday from now until Aug. 22. -
Roseburg Schools and the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe partner to offer high school credit for the revived Takelma language and boost Native student support in Oregon. -
Over the last several weeks, district leaders have adopted a new policy on renaming schools and surveyed dozens of community members about renaming Chávez Elementary specifically. -
The University of Oregon celebrated more than 5,500 graduates at a commencement ceremony Monday morning. Marlee Matlin, an Academy Award-winning actress, was the guest speaker. -
Facing shrinking enrollment, Oregon's Mapleton School Board voted to transition into a single K-12 charter school to pull in students beyond its borders.
