A consultant says the university must make $20 million in cuts to help stabilize its finances. Those could affect JPR.

The campus social scene sees many students ready to “party hearty” with alcohol. New University of Oregon research says besides those harsh hangovers, heavy drinking impairs one’s cognitive functions the day after, too.

The board voted to include suspending the college’s criminal justice and health information management programs as part of its plan to save money.

The bioengineering-focused facility is helping the school recruit top-flight faculty and student researchers to a new program.

The Board will narrow candidates next month and hopes to bring finalists to the district for in-person interviews in early June.

The executive order issued Thursday aims to stop Oregon school districts from going below minimum instructional hour requirements. The order is meeting questions and criticism from the state’s most powerful education organizations.

On this edition, we talk with KLCC's Zac Ziegler about his special report on efforts to try and solve Oregon's chronic school absenteeism problem. We also speak with Carolyn Komatsoulis, a reporter with The Idaho Statesman about the creative way bluish Boise is trying to get around a Pride Flag banned imposed by the deep red Idaho Legislature.

District leaders voted Wednesday night to do more structured community engagement before deciding whether to change the name following sexual assault allegations.

The 33.5% chronic absentee rate is the second highest rate of states that have released such data so far. The HEDCO Institute recommends five options that could reduce the number of Oregon students who miss 17 days or more each year.

Springfield Public Schools' acting Superintendent Jodi O'Mara discusses budget challenges, declining enrollment, mid-year layoffs, and her plan to rebuild community trust.