UO E-clips, Dec. 7

Faculty receive awards from UO (Register Guard): Twenty professors at the University of Oregon are recipients of a new UO award meant to reward top-flight work and keep faculty in Eugene. This is the second year the UO has given the Fund for Faculty Excellence awards. Recipients receive research support and salary supplements that range from $3,000 to $14,000 a year for five years. The UO created the faculty excellence awards as a way to recognize exemplary work and provide a financial incentive that helps the university hang onto faculty who might be tempted to take jobs at other schools. (UO news release)

Oregon Education Panel proposes in-state tuition for illegal immigrants (FoxNews.com): A panel of students, faculty and administrators is proposing charging in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant students at Oregon's public universities.  The idea didn't get to the last Legislature but is being discussed through Friday by the State Board of Higher Education as a way to diversify enrollment. Tuition is three times higher than in-state rates for the undocumented immigrants, which prevents many high school graduates from attending college.