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Willamette, Salem civic engagement leaders reflect on Dolly Parton’s legacy alongside ongoing collaboration with Early Learning Hub

Across Willamette’s campus, a culture of civic engagement—actions that individuals or groups take to address the concerns and well-being of their communities—drives students to step up, get involved ...
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WU discontinues free printing for all Willamette colleges, charging for printing indefinitely under new policy

Note: Alexander Berry is a senator on ASWUWillamette University announced a change to the school’s printing policies ahead of the fall semester, implementing a paid printing policy for Willamette ...
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Flex dollar acceptance, price adjustments and new advisement: The Bistro announces several changes for fall semester

Bistro collaboration with Bon Appetit includes promise to relieve future deficitsThis year, the Bistro implemented a number ...
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Willamette introduces engineering AI and understanding AI as minors

Starting this semester, two new interdisciplinary minors are introduced at the Salem campus, combining engineering and ethics surrounding artificial intelligence. These minors include engineering AI, ...
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Sports spotlight: Willamette University defeats Boxers for first time since 2013

Willamette University football ended a 12 game losing streak against Pacific University on their Sept. 12 away game, ...
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Decline of undergraduate enrollment results in cuts to student and staff support

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story was corrected to reflect the timeframe of when the university completed a reduction in retirement contributions. This decline is partly due to COVID, ...
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Salem fire department responds to small Goudy fire during lunch period

Around 20 minutes after Goudy opened for lunch on Tuesday, a small kitchen fire caused patrons and staff to evacuate from the building. The Salem fire department was quickly on scene, bringing two ...
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Opinion: ADA accessibility at Willamette: What’s working and how do we make it better?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 by President H.W. Bush. Since then, public buildings and infrastructures have shifted to ensure people with disabilities are able ...
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Willamette sees positive enrollment trends despite demographic cliff

Last year, the Willamette administration prepared for the “demographic cliff,” or a decline in first-year enrollment brought on by low, recession era birth rates. But now, in the 2025-26 academic year ...
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Staff Picks: If you could only smell like one scent for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

Staff Comment: I love the smell of Sandalwood!
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Claremont merger called off, Willamette affiliation still on

The planned merger between the Claremont School of Theology (CST) and Willamette University has been called off, representatives from both schools have confirmed. However, the institutions are ...
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ASWU creates endowment task force for student input on management process

The Associated Students of Willamette University (ASWU) has initiated a “task force” of students, senators and faculty members to decide how ASWU’s $385,000 endowment should be managed going forward.