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Education
Pacific University offers students guaranteed grad school admission
FOREST GROVE, Ore. — A local university is reaching out to students, offering them a way to reduce some of the stress involved with applying to graduate school. Pacific University is streamlining the process of completing undergraduate studies and applying to graduate school by guaranteeing entry to 11 of its graduate programs.
Phillips files lawsuit against Newberg school district, seeks $2.5 million in damages
The Newberg-Dundee school district’s already considerable legal woes grew exponentially last week with word that its former superintendent is taking the district to court. Stephen Phillips filed a lawsuit in Yamhill County Circuit Court in mid-September, claiming that through its board of directors the 4,100-student district wrongfully discharged him from the position, as well as breached the contract he signed when he joined the district in 2022. The lawsuit demands a jury trial and upwards of $2.5 million in damages. ...
Pacific University honors legacy of former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin with building renaming ceremony
In a moment of reflection and reverence, Pacific University honored one of its most distinguished alumni — and one of Oregon’s staunchest leaders. Community members, political figures and former students came together Friday, Sept. 27, in Forest Grove to commemorate the renaming of Pacific Hall after former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin, honoring the nine-time Democratic member of Congress. AuCoin, 81, grew up in Redmond and first attended Pacific University in...
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