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  • Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan to become first woman, Black president at Lewis & Clark College

    Posted on February 09, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedEducation , Positive News , Schools
    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…

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  • Despite COVID impacts, Oregon’s graduation rate edges slightly above pre-pandemic record

    Posted on January 20, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category LocaltaggedEducation , Graduation , Oregon
    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

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