Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan at Lewis & Clark College is making history. Find out more about her here. By The Associated Press

PORTLAND — Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan will be the first woman and first Black person to become president of Lewis & Clark College in the school’s 155-year history.

She will step into the role in July after president Wim Wiewel retires, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

Holmes-Sullivan is currently vice president for student life and dean of students at Lewis & Clark, a private liberal arts college in Portland.

“It’s obviously something that is going to be, and is, very meaningful…

Oregon’s graduation rate is making moves in the right direction.. Read more here. By Betsy Hammond | The Oregonian/OregonLive

Oregon’s graduation rate for the class of 2021 edged slightly above its 2019 level, buoyed by large gains among Black students and students with disabilities.

The new statewide rate of 81% represents a gain of 3 percentage points from four years ago as well as a gain of about half a percentage point from when Oregon last handed out pre-pandemic diplomas, in 2019.

However, it also marks a decrease of 2 percentage points from 2020, when the state