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MEDFORD, Ore. – Going away to college for the first time is nerve racking as in, but in the middle of a pandemic, many students are balancing pre-college jitters with COVID-19 concerns. Students at Willamette University will be returning to campus this …

SALEM, Ore. – Wednesday, an executive order was announced by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the state’s higher education institutions. They are directed to move their classes online as part of a statewide effort to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. The order …

INDIANAPOLIS, Calif. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association is canceling remaining winter and spring championships along with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The NCAA released the following statement amid the growing coronavirus outbreak: “Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board …

MEDFORD, Ore. — North Medford High School graduates went back to school today not to learn but to offer some wise words to current seniors. Alums who went on to college all over the country came back to their alma mater Wednesday. …

ASHLAND, Ore. — Roughly 5,000 Oregon workers may soon walk off the job.  Tensions are coming to a head between several Oregon public colleges and their classified staff.  The union representing some 200 staff members at Southern Oregon University said it may …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump signed an executive order to withhold government money from colleges that don’t promise to protect free speech. The order affects at least $40 billion in grant and research money that federal agencies oversee. Pres. Trump was joined …

ASHLAND, Ore.– A recent study says that more than a third of college students across the nation don’t have enough to eat. Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab study, called “Still Hungry and Homeless in College,” stated student hunger is not a …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Oregon senator is joining the call to end America’s “student debt crisis.” Democrat Senator Jeff Merkley announced he’s supporting the Debt-Free College Act, legislation that promises to reverse the growth of student debt. According to Merkley’s office, the …

White City, Ore.- Rogue Community College has broken ground on its new technical training center. The 15,000 square-foot building is going in next to the Table Rock campus in White City. “Today represents our really big steps in expansion of those programs …

Roseburg, Ore. – Nearly two years after the tragic shooting at the Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office issued the following statement on September 9: The Douglas County Sheriff’s …