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Historic session passes critical higher education reforms |
Re-imagining Higher Education
When House and Senate leaders ended the 2011 Oregon Legislature last week, they closed the books on a legislative session that made history. For the first time since the Great Depression, the Oregon legislature passed historic higher education reform legislation – SB 909 and SB 242.??“Our state’s lawmakers took bold steps in the drive to transform and strengthen higher education in Oregon,” said Norm Brown, University of Oregon Foundation Board...
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UO supporters send message to legislators, governor |
Advocates meet with the governor and dozens of lawmakers to seek governance and funding revisions
By Saul Hubbard, Register Guard
SALEM — University of Oregon Day came and went Thursday at the state Capitol, accompanied by many to-be-expected trappings: the UO’s world-famous Duck — both in full feathers and in cardboard cutout form — as well as lawmakers adorned with green ties and scarves, and performances in both chambers by On The Rocks, the university’s acclaimed all-male a...
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It comes around only once every two years. One day, and one place only. The time every good University of Oregon supporter has been waiting for has arrived.
That’s right, UO Advocates, University of Oregon Day at the Capitol is on June 9th, and we need your participation in this exciting day!
Join UO President Richard Lariviere, the Oregon Duck, and special guest performers at the Oregon State Capitol to show your support for your alma mater.
Don your green and yellow and head...
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Oregon higher ed has to have a future, sometime |
By David Sarasohn, The Oregonian
Considering the legislative record of Oregon universities, it’s almost a victory to say that in this session, higher education doesn’t seem to be getting battered any worse than other state efforts.
“It’s not doing as well as anybody would want it to be,” says Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, co-chair of Ways and Means, “but you could say that about any part of the state budget.”
And although Oregon universities rarely shine in NCAA...
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State, University officials show support for Oregon University System change |
Support indicates Senate Bill 242 will pass, which would give OUS more freedom in monetary decisions
By Adeline Bash, Oregon Daily Emerald
Oregon legislators, students and University leaders exhibited overwhelming support toward changes to state regulation of public universities last Wednesday during a public hearing on Senate Bill 242.
Presumably, the unanimous support by the subcommittee indicated that the bill will now be passed on to the Oregon Senate and House for a vote.
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EDITORIAL: End education’s civil war |
By the Register Guard
Seven House districts in Oregon are home to state universities, but all 60 have public school districts. Guess which part of the state’s education system tends to prevail in the Legislature’s budgetary battles. The budgetary competition is destructive, not only for the Oregon University System but for schools at every level. Beggar-thy-neighbor education politics probably can’t be stopped, but Gov. John Kitzhaber has a plan to dampen its intensity.
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University of Oregon's Lariviere, Kitzhaber strike a deal |
By Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal
University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere has retrenched on his hard-line higher education reform stance.
Lariviere and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber reached an agreement through which UO would align two proposals — to establish local governing boards and public-private endowments for universities — with the governor’s bill to establish an education investment board.
At the same time, UO would join the state’s other universities...
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UO AGREES TO ALIGN PROPOSED GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING REFORMS WITH GOVERNOR KITZHABER EDUCATION OVERHAUL |
Following a meeting last week between University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere and Governor John Kitzhaber, the UO has agreed to align its New Partnership proposals for university local governing boards (SB 559) and public/private endowments (SJR 20) with the Governor’s plan to establish a new statewide board for education – the Oregon Education Investment Council (SB 909).
The UO is urging lawmakers to adopt the Governor’s education plan along with higher education autonomy...
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Public Universities Seek More Autonomy as Financing From States Shrinks |
By Tamar Lewin, The New York Times
With states providing a dwindling share of money for higher education, many states and public universities are rethinking their ties.
The public universities say that with less money from state coffers, they cannot afford the complicated web of state regulations governing areas like procurement and building, and that they need more flexibility to compete with private institutions.
As a result, the fundamental model for supporting higher education is...
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Oregon universities seeking more control |
By Tim Fought, Associated Press
SALEM — Oregon’s public universities have asked the Legislature for more power to manage their affairs as they face a future that promises fewer taxpayer dollars and increased pressure to raise tuition.
A key senator, Democrat Mark Hass of Beaverton, said Tuesday more control for the universities could come in a measure lawmakers have been working on for more than a year. It would allow the schools greater control over broad areas such as personnel...
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