It’s the first time a state-level employment board, rather than the National Labor Relations Board with presidential appointees, will consider whether college athletes are employees with organizing rights.
Leaders of the Oregon’s largest higher education institution say they may need to delay the start of the spring term by a week if the unions fail to agree to the latest proposal.
The college and its two unions have spent nearly a year negotiating pay and benefits, with salary increases remaining the main sticking point. This is the first strike at any of the state’s 17 community colleges.
New federal rules require colleges to report student data by race to enforce the affirmative action ban, but Northwest educators say the change will have little effect on largely open, race-neutral admissions.
According to a new Oregon State University study, insomnia among college students has a much stronger association with feelings of loneliness than it does with time spent looking at electronic devices.
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission says the tight budget constraints outlined by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek put public universities, community colleges and students in difficult financial positions
