This study identified the percentage of the Oregon high school graduating class of 1997 who attended a postsecondary institution in fall 1997 or winter 1998, their specific college choices and the reasons for such choices, and reasons for not attending for those who chose not to go to college. Telephone interviews were conducted with 400 randomly…

As part of a series of field hearings examining the issue of education reform and the preparedness of the work force, testimony was heard on the need to expand higher education opportunities for minorities and nontraditional college students. Oregon, in particular, faces these questions because the state's economy is expected to change from…

The report provides an update on racial and ethnic distribution in student enrollment and faculty employment for 1995-96 within the Oregon state system of higher education. A Faculty Diversity Initiative is highlighted, focusing on campus efforts to implement plans to achieve greater faculty diversity with the use of supplemental funds. Of the…