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Pacific and Willamette Universities explore joining forces to create Oregon’s largest private university

December 11, 2025

If approved, this historic combination would work to create more pathways for students and opportunities for Oregon and the West.

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Students perform in Urinetown the musical
The College

Willamette’s new Musical Theatre major prepares Zelda Stein BA’27 to become a well-rounded performer

January 15, 2026

Bringing together music, theatre, and production, Willamette’s first Musical Theatre major is building a creative career onstage, offstage, and around the world.

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MBA

Willamette MBA climbs to no. 97 in U.S. News rankings

January 15, 2026

Willamette’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management jumped nine spots in the annual rankings, breaking into the top 100 MBA programs nationwide.

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Pacific Northwest College of Art

PNCA receives grant to support free arts learning for Portland high school students

January 15, 2026

The $10,000 Arts Learning Grant from the Oregon Arts Commission will support free art and design learning for Roosevelt High School students in Portland.

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School of Computing and Information Sciences

Using data science to give Willamette soccer a competitive edge

January 15, 2026

Data science students teamed up with Professor Kristen Gore and men’s soccer coach Matt Corti-Young to create a performance dashboard that changed how the team plays.

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Law

Not opposed to opposing counsel

January 15, 2026

Spencer Wollan JD’25 and Barrett Inman JD’25 learned an important lesson about professionalism when their externships put them on opposite sides of a federal case.

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The College

Field goals and fieldwork: Student-athlete scores big in football and marine biology

January 15, 2026

Biology and Chemistry double-major and student athlete Nick Beswick-Seidl BS/BA’26 wins abstract award for research supporting vulnerable marine populations

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