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Following the news conference where he was introduced, incoming President Michael Schill spent time with students, faculty, staff and leadership.

The UO's 18th president will be introduced to the campus community at a special event today in Willamette Hall.
 

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The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon will hold an emergency meeting today, April 14, to discuss the selection of a new university president.

The meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Room 403 of the Ford Alumni Center and is open to the public.

Plans to change the busy corridor into a multi-way boulevard are under discussion by local officials.

A leading author on the civil rights movement, Branch will talk about his work on the rise of Martin Luther King Jr.

Administration provides budget overview and salary counteroffer.

The president pledges to work with faculty to champion shared governance and promote constructive discourse.

Regina Lawrence of the University of Texas will lead the Portland center beginning this July.

Wood has championed the concept of atmospheric trust litigation, which is being tested in a pending lawsuit.

The University of Oregon’s ChamberMusic@Beall concert series — known throughout Oregon for bringing renowned live chamber musicians to the ears of Willamette Valley music-lovers — will end its 2014-15 season on a (literal) high note with an April 12 appearance by the Cantus Vocal Ensemble.

Acclaimed as the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States, Cantus will perform a program of choral pieces from around the world, a blend of composers and styles in a widely varied program. The concert begins at 3 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall.