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Nineteenth-century educator Horace Mann famously said, “Education, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.” The…

TUALATIN, OR – The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities (The Alliance) has been awarded a three-year, $321,200 implementation grant by the Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations in…

TUALATIN, OR – The Alliance and its undergraduate private college and university members welcomed over 1,000 student visits during Oregon Private College Week July 25-29, 2022. Prospective students and their…

TUALATIN, OR – The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities is thrilled to welcome five new Board of Trustees to its membership. Each college and university embarked on an…

A joint message from the Oregon Student Association, the Oregon Community College Association representing Oregon's 17 community colleges, the Oregon Council of Presidents representing Oregon's eight public universities, and the Oregon Alliance of…

On May 11, Governor Kate Brown declared July 25-July 29, 2022, Oregon Private College Week, siting that “Oregon’s private, nonprofit, independent college and universities are vital to Oregon’s goal for…

TUALATIN, OR – Since 1986, Alaska Airlines has provided an annual in-kind contribution of round trip, main cabin flight vouchers for use by member colleges of the Oregon Alliance of…

TUALATIN, OR – The headcount enrollment of the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities’ (The Alliance) thirteen member institutions increased by 1% from fall 2020 to fall 2021. Comparably, the…

Leaders in higher education across Oregon and across the country are innovating constantly to make college more affordable and accessible for hard-working students and their families. Last year, Willamette University…

Portland’s Reed College has reported only four positive COVID-19 cases since its fall semester began in late August. Low case numbers seem to be a trend at many of Oregon’s…