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The Statesman Journal has hired a reporter to cover agricultural workers in the Mid-Willamette Valley in collaboration with Report for America, which will partially fund the position.
Report For America is a 501 (c) nonprofit national service program this year is placing 300 journalists in more than 200 local news organizations across 49 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam.
The journalists will report on under-covered issues and communities. An initiative of The GroundTruth Project, the program places talented journalists in newsrooms across the country to meet an identified gap in local coverage.
Dora Totoian will focus on reporting solutions-related stories about agricultural workers in the Mid-Valley. Totoian will cover the people who plant, maintain and harvest crops, cultivating and harvesting food during the pandemic, and the availability of workers for farmers and producers to hire.
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The University of Oregon still is undecided on whether it will require students and other people at the university to have the COVID-19 vaccine come fall as other colleges and public universities move forward with the requirement. Given the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations to public health, the university is carefully considering our options for requiring members of the UO community to be vaccinated, spokesperson Kay Jarvis said in a statement. We are engaging with employee and student groups, as well as public health partners, as we consider a path forward. We know this decision is important to the community, and we expect to communicate something soon.
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Oregon State University to require COVID-19 vaccinations this fall
University of Oregon and Portland State told KGW they have not determined if they will require COVID vaccinations. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 5:39 PM PDT May 4, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State University (OSU) plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students and faculty this coming fall term.
“As we advance our plans to resume traditional on-site and in-person activities for the 2021-22 academic year, high rates of vaccination among our students, faculty and staff are needed to help improve the safety and well-being of our community,” OSU s interim president Becky Johnson said in a statement Tuesday.
Oregon State University to require COVID-19 vaccines
May 4, 2021
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State University has announced that it will require COVID-19 vaccinations before the fall term.
The university in Corvallis said Tuesday students and employees who study and work onsite at the university’s locations must be vaccinated. As we advance our plans to resume traditional on-site and in-person activities for the 2021-22 academic year, high rates of vaccination among our students, faculty and staff are needed to help improve the safety and well-being of our community,” Interim President Becky Johnson said in a statement.
OSU’s vaccination requirement plans were informed by state and federal guidance related to vaccines, advice from public health experts, and guidance from other organizations, such as the American College Health Association, the statement said.