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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University and the OSU Foundation on Friday launched Oregon State’s second university-wide fundraising campaign, Believe It: The Campaign for Oregon State University. Donors have already committed more than $1 billion to the campaign that seeks to raise $1.75 billion to support OSU priority initiatives, including student access and success,

In accompaniment with this milestone, the organization also announced a change in leadership roles.

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This former Microsoft engineering exec is now working to fix bugs in the U.S. political system February 19, 2021 at 1:45 pm Underwritten by GeekWire’s civic coverage examines tech policy, urban development, transportation, housing, the environment, regulation, and other issues impacting the innovation economy. Jon DeVaan, former Microsoft engineering leader and board member of Represent Us. Jon DeVaan, a former Microsoft Windows engineering leader, knows a thing or two about addressing flaws...

Microsoft: PAC won’t donate in 2022 cycle to politicians who sought to overturn election February 5, 2021 at 11:03 am Microsoft President Brad Smith. (GeekWire File Photo) Microsoft says its Political Action Committee (PAC) will suspend contributions for the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress who voted against certifying results of the U.S. presidential election, and to all “state officials and organizations who supported such objections or suggested the election should be overt...

Dustup over Microsoft PAC’s contributions brings calls for company to lead political reform January 25, 2021 at 1:14 pm Microsoft President Brad Smith speaking at Seattle’s Town Hall in September 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) [Editor’s Note: Microsoft underwrites GeekWire’s independent coverage of civic issues. Read more about underwriting on GeekWire here.] Advocates urged Microsoft to take bolder action on U.S. political reform, and to permanently stop giving money to leg...