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News Roundup

University of Oregon Receives $1 million to Study Cryptocurrency

EUGENE, Ore. – Global cryptocurrency company Ripple will give $1 million in real money to the University of Oregon to support the study of the digital payment industry. The Register-Guard newspaper of Eugene reports San Francisco-based Ripple will give the university the money in a five-year agreement. The university is among 17 to receive funding […]

June 8, 2018

News Roundup

University to Start Building Black Cultural Center

Construction begins this summer on a Black Cultural Center at the University of Oregon, and school officials expect to open the $2.2 million building by September 2019. The Black Student Task Force sought the center in 2015 when it made a list of 13 demands to improve the experience of Black students on the Eugene […]

February 18, 2018

Students

University of Oregon Fraternity Suspended 1 Year for Hazing

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon has suspended a fraternity for one year after it was caught hazing in the spring. The Register-Guard reports the hazing involved intentional embarrassment, physical activity as punishment and coerced use of alcohol and marijuana. University officials determined the Chi Psi chapter had violated the student conduct code and […]

July 2, 2017

Faculty & Staff

University of Oregon Professor Sues School Over Gender Bias

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon has been hit with a lawsuit by one of its psychology professors over claims that she is being paid substantially less than several of her less-experienced male colleagues. The Register-Guard reports Jennifer Freyd filed the lawsuit Tuesday alleging she was subject to sex-based discrimination in violation of the […]

March 22, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Union: University of Oregon Planning 75 Layoffs of Faculty

EUGENE, Ore. — A labor union representing University of Oregon employees says the school is considering a plan to lay off 75 nontenured faculty members. The Register-Guard reports that United Academics says the reductions will affect employees of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and other university units. The plans come […]

March 1, 2017

Students

University of Oregon Building Name Will Stay Despite Man’s Pro-slavery Stance

EUGENE, Ore. — The president of the University of Oregon said he will not change the name of the oldest building on campus, which honors the school’s founder. The name became controversial because of the founder’s pro-slavery views. The school’s Black Student Task Force demanded in November 2015 that Deady Hall be renamed, reported The […]

January 26, 2017

Women

University of Oregon Law Professor Who Wore Blackface Blasts School Report

A University of Oregon law professor who wore blackface on Halloween is harshly criticizing a report by the university that found she violated its anti-discrimination policies and caused damage to the law school.

December 26, 2016

Faculty & Staff

University of Oregon: Professor Who Donned Blackface Violated Policy

EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon says a law professor who donned blackface for a costume at a Halloween party violated the institution’s anti-harassment policies, but any punishment she receives will remain confidential. The Register-Guard reported Wednesday that the university found Nancy Shurtz’s costume had a devastating impact on the law school and created […]

December 21, 2016

African-American

University of Oregon Professor Who Donned Blackface at Party Apologizes

EUGENE, Ore. ― A University of Oregon law professor who donned blackface as part of a doctor costume at her Halloween party has apologized, saying she only wanted to stimulate dialogue about race relations in America. Nancy Shurtz said in an apology released Friday that she wore a white coast, stethoscope and black face paint […]

November 6, 2016

African-American

University of Oregon Law Professor Under Fire for Wearing Blackface

EUGENE, Ore. ― A petition is calling for a senior law professor to resign from his position at the University of Oregon after she wore blackface for Halloween. Law School Dean Michael Moffitt said the unidentified professor has been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a civil rights investigation, The Register-Guard reported. “The […]

November 3, 2016

Students

Nike Co-founder Phil Knight Pledges $500M to University of Oregon

EUGENE, Ore. ― Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife have pledged $500 million to the University of Oregon toward a new scientific research facility. The Register-Guard reports that the donation is the largest ever awarded to UO and is meant to launch a $1 billion, 10-year effort to build a three-building complex and add […]

October 18, 2016

Students

University of Oregon Removing Klan-affiliated Name from Building

The University of Oregon’s board of trustees has voted to remove the name of a classics professor from a student dormitory on campus because of his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.

September 11, 2016