The book's theme of 'Survival is insufficient' is is echoed in the university's Common Reading program for incoming freshmen.

President Schill will join Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and about a hundred volunteers to comb nearby neighborhoods and greet students.

The new 14-member Sexual Assault Advisory Council will help guide and evaluate the university’s sexual violence prevention plan.

Articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Register-Guard spotlight the university's efforts to overcome low state funding and thrive.

The annual gathering focused on the role education and research plays in Oregon’s economy.

The autumn issue also includes feature stories about a grad who turns old Pontiacs into art and homeless people and their pets.

The university is working to address dozens of recomendations contained in three separate reports looking at ways to improve responses.

Reed is currently the vice chancellor for legal affairs and general counsel at UCLA and will begin work at the UO on Oct. 5.

The three-year agreement includes 8 percent raises, protections for non-tenure-track faculty and flexibility funding contingent positions.

The UO's new leader is holding drop-in hours in August and September and inviting faculty to stop by with books they have authored.