Higher Education

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.

OSU's NAGPRA director joins us to share more about the new facility and the repatriation process.

An OHSU ophthalmologist has returned from a recent trip from Bangladesh, where she taught surgery to local doctors. She joins us to share more on her experience.

Four of the state’s smaller higher education institutions earned top research designations for the first time.

The PSU Damian Lillard Scholarship looks to fully fund a four-year degree at Portland State University.

Universities in Oregon are grappling with how to respond to federal policy changes under the Trump administration that threaten diversity programs and support for immigrant students.

Federal funding for research projects is a particular worry for the state’s larger public universities, which receive millions of dollars in federal research funding each year.

Compared to traditional ethical theories, care ethics focuses on morality based on someone's experience and relationship to the people around them. We'll hear from a PSU professor to learn more.

A new national report finds a big demographic change is coming: a drop in the number of high school graduates in Oregon and across the country.

We'll hear from a University of Oregon professor about the many ways artificial intelligence can be used to help students, as well as the challenges it presents.