Diversity

Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.

The letter, sent to school leaders across the nation late last week, threatens to withhold federal funding from schools for “any violation” of civil rights law — including DEI programs that “advantage one race over another.”

Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.

Universities in some parts of the country are responding to the federal DEI crackdown by shutting down diversity offices and eliminating equity-related groups. Oregon’s institutions are largely standing their ground.

The city of Bend receives a surge in applications to join its Human Rights and Equity Commission, a volunteer advisory board.

Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House

As national politics hit home, over 200 people, including county staff, pushed back.

Portland group helps BIPOC communities strengthen their connection to nature.

Supporters unsuccessfully asked critics to disentangle the local committee from national politics.

Portland State University’s newly revamped Vernier Science Center, a transformational project four years in the making, is designed to create a more welcoming and inclusive learning environment grounded in Indigenous values that benefits all, especially BIPOC students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) disciplines.