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As we start 2022, let us take a moment to look back at some of the images from the past year.   During 2021 I traveled throughout the state of Or...

It was supposed to be the year we took off our masks and breathed a sigh of relief following COVID. And things did start returning to normal, or normal-ish: some annual ...

It was supposed to be the year we took off our masks and breathed a sigh of relief following COVID. And things did start returning to normal, or normal-ish: some annual ...

If universities can sack tenured faculty without due process, it will set a dangerous precedent -- one that could ultimately be a death sentence for the profession, argues Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt.

This November, a now-former trustee at Linfield University will go on trial for eight counts of sexual abuse. The accusations against him, brought by four different women, date back to 2017. Since that time, a series of Linfield students and faculty have brought more accusations of harassment and inappropriate touching against multiple other trustees and one high-ranking administrator at the small, private university in McMinnville. The story has largely been bubbling under the surface, drawing...

Criticism mounts as university in US fires Jewish professor Criticism is mounting over the firing of a Jewish professor who accused his Oregon university’s leadership of making anti-Semitic comments, with the local branch of the Anti-Defamation League joining calls for the president of the school to resign, writes Ben Sales for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Students as well as fellow academics are also protesting against the decision by Linfield University, a Baptist-affiliated school with ...

Oregon lawmakers call for oversight of how universities handle sexual and racial harassment complaints on campuses OregonLive.com 1 hr ago Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com © Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian/The Oregonian More than 100 people affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University gathered in front of Mackenzie Hall at noon Wednesday to rally in support of survivors of sexual harassment and assault. March 3, 2021 Beth Nakamura/Staff A bipartisan group of state lawmake...

Complaint against 4th Linfield trustee alleges inappropriate touching, comment Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 The encounter on May 3, 2019, left the woman feeling uncomfortable, she said. She didn’t go to university officials at the time but later wrote down the details in a letter that was presented to university leaders in February 2020. Photo by Daniel Hurst, courtesy of Linfield UniversityLC- Facebook Share In the latest harassment allegation naming a Linfield University tru...

In the latest developments in an ongoing controversy at Linfield University over the firing of a tenured Jewish professor who accused the school of anti-SSemitism, a report from the local branch of the NAACP found that the Oregon school’s president was subjected to racism at the school.

Oregon lawmakers call for oversight of how universities handle sexual and racial harassment complaints on campuses Updated May 05, 2021; Posted May 05, 2021 A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers have proposed a Senate resolution that would establish an eight-member Joint Committee on Respectful and Safe University Campuses. March 3, 2021 Beth Nakamura/StaffThe Oregonian Facebook Share A bipartisan group of state lawmakers spoke out Wednesday on the need to hold Oregon universities accountabl...