Tag: HIGHER EDUCATION

Despite enrollment losses, inflation, community colleges propose little to no tuition increases

Chemeketa Community College is among the Oregon colleges seeking tuition raises for 2022-23. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s 17 community colleges have committed to keeping tuition low next year in the face of rising costs from inflation and declining enrollments. Four community colleges are planning no tuition increases, including Portland Community[Read More…]

Chemeketa again seeks tuition increase as enrollment continues to fall

Chemeketa Community College’s Salem campus (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Chemeketa Community College students would pay about $270 more for a full year of classes starting next fall if the college’s board approves a proposed tuition increase. College administrators want to raise college tuition by 4.6% for the 2022-23 school year. That[Read More…]

Why Willamette’s law school dean wants alternatives to the bar exam

Brian Gallini, dean of Willamette University’s College of Law (Courtesy/Willamette University) When Brian Gallini talks to lawyers who have recently hired his former students, he often gets the same question. Gallini, dean of Willamette University’s College of Law, said employers often have to train newly minted attorneys on common tasks.[Read More…]

With national grant, Chemeketa instructors will work to boost enrollment, diversity in STEM

Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Soon after she became a full-time college instructor, Shannon Othus-Gault noticed her geology classes didn’t resemble the Chemeketa Community College’s student body. In 2017, her enrollment was about 18% Latino students – roughly half the share of the student body[Read More…]