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Contributed portrait of Scott Vignos taken by photographer, Julian McFadden

Scott Vignos selected as new Chief Diversity officer

Adriana Gutierrez, News Reporter
January 17, 2023

Editor's note: Quotes have been edited from a previous version of this story, they have since been corrected. We apologize for the error.   “This is not work that you can stop, or pause, or take...

This illustration depicts someone receiving an award during the Black Excellence celebration that will take place on Feb. 3. The purpose of this celebration is to highlight the achievements of Black faculty, students and staff at Oregon State University.

Black Excellence event celebrates Black achievement with theme ‘Resilience Through the Storm’

Riley LeCocq, News Reporter
January 31, 2022

Oregon State University’s Black Excellence celebration, which highlights the achievements of Black faculty, students and staff, returns with a large in-person ceremony for the first time in two years.  The...

Participants of the last Multicultural Alumni and Friends Tailgater on Oct. 12, 2019 mingle in front of the Centro Cultural César Chávez before the Homecoming football game. Last year's Multicultural Tailgater was canceled due to COVID-19 so many people are excited to be gathering in person for this celebration again.

Multicultural tailgater event to be hosted Homecoming weekend

Kimberly Clairmont, News Contributor
October 18, 2021

Correction: Suzanne Phillips' name has been updated so that her name is spelled correctly in this article. In a previous version, her name was incorrectly spelled 'Suzane.' Oregon State University leaders...

Scott Vignos stands before an Oregon State University sign near the Kerr Administration building, where the Office of Institutional Diversity is located. Vignos has served as vice president and chief diversity officer since November 2022.

Scott Vignos chosen to lead OSU inclusion and diversity office

Kimberly Clairmont, News Contributor
September 23, 2021

Scott Vignos, named as the new Oregon State University interim vice president and chief diversity officer, will head the Office of Institutional Diversity as of Sept. 20. Since October 2015, Vignos...

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Charlene Alexander posing for a portrait. Alexander will be leaving her position on Sept. 17 and returning to Ball State University to fill their chief strategy officer position.

OSU president seeking input from university community to choose interim vice president, chief diversity officer

Cara Nixon, News Contributor
August 18, 2021

Oregon State University Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Charlene Alexander will be leaving her position on Sept. 17, and Interim OSU President Becky Johnson is enlisting the help of students,...

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees met Wednesday to discuss the recommendation of Dr. Rebecca Johnson as the interim president. Johnson is currently the vice president of the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend, Ore.

OSU-Cascades vice president recommended by OSU trustees for interim president position

Adam Figgins, News Contributor
April 14, 2021

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the recommendation of Dr. Rebecca Johnson as the interim OSU president; the appointment will likely last 12 months if approved.Johnson...

Juniors Julie Duong (back facing), Irene Walker (left), Aanchal Vidyarthi (middle), and Sowmya Jujjuri (right), spend their evening after classes lounging on the MU quad.

OSU anti-racism initiatives aim to support Black, Indigenous students; ‘there’s still work to be done’

Sukhjot Sal, News Contributor
October 13, 2020

Correction: The Black Student Access and Success Initiative abbreviation, BASI, was spelt incorrectly on two instances. These corrections have been made.  Following Oregon State University’s vocal...

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Pride Center retracts letter opposing Veterans Resources relocation

Vada Shelby, News Contributor
April 1, 2019

The Oregon State University Pride Center released, and has since retracted, an open letter on Facebook stating they opposed the proposed action to move the OSU Military and Veterans Resource Office into...

(Left) Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Charlene Alexander and (right) Chair of the Architectural Naming Committee Steve Clark discuss the renaming evaluation.

We Have Work to Do campaign seeks to ‘articulate OSU’s values’

Jada Krening, News Contributor
November 5, 2018

In 2017, there were only 7,660 students of color out of the 25,838 undergraduate students attending Oregon State University. In an effort to promote diversity at OSU, the Office of Institutional Diversity...

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