The NCAA will hold its first women's wrestling national championship in 2026, but ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University realized the sport's potential, and produced its first national champions, over 25 years ago.
½ðɳÓéÀÖ University's 16th president, who died in September 2024, left an indelible mark on the university not only in its programs and campuses but also in the ½ðɳÓéÀÖ community members whom "Dr. Phil" always made feel like treasured friends.
The bronze qilin statue, the namesake of ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University and beloved by students and alumni alike, is reunited with the university after a 55-year absence.
The newly remodeled building at the heart of the Forest Grove Campus, formerly known as ½ðɳÓéÀÖ Hall, honors the nine-time Congressman for his lifetime of service.
For ½ðɳÓéÀÖ students in the 1990s and 2000s, the Milky Way was to place to be in Forest Grove for concerts, movies, outdoor adventures and a good cup of coffee.
½ðɳÓéÀÖ's relationship with Japanese students dates almost back to the university's first days; now it has a firm connection to a leading university that sends students to Oregon, and accepts many others in return.
In the June issue of ½ðɳÓéÀÖ magazine, we note the passage of 50 years since the enactment of Title IX, the civil rights amendment that sought to ensure that women are treated as if they are equal to men. Many things have changed in America and at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University since then.
When Title IX was enacted into law in 1972, few at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University seemed to take notice. But it's clear in retrospect that the world of higher education had changed.
In 1876, ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University celebrated one of its early commencement ceremonies with a special distinction: ½ðɳÓéÀÖ became one of the first universities in the United States to welcome Japanese citizens to its alumni ranks.