Two Prominent, Private Oregon Universities Plan To Merge

Pacific University and Willamette University, Oregon’s two oldest universities, are planning to merge, combining the ...
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‘Oregon’s largest private university’: Pacific, Willamette announce intent to merge

Pacific University and Willamette University have announced their intent to merge, which if finalized, would create the state ...

Two of Oregon’s oldest colleges may join forces

If a merger is approved, Willamette University and Pacific University would become the University of the Northwest ...

University merger would create Oregon's largest private college

Pacific University and Willamette University look to merge into what is tentatively being called the University of the ...

Which Oregon universities, and what degrees, produce the biggest paychecks for graduates?

College grads earn far more than Oregonians with just a high-school degree. But what they study matters a lot.
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College admissions: How the game is shifting

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...