Pacific magazine: Summer 2003
Features
Oregon weathers economic crisis
In a Pew Research poll released in July, Americans said the country's most pressing problems are the economy and jobs. Around the U.S., states are feeling a fiscal pinch, slashing state budgets and pulling back on services. Oregon's budget shortfall ranked in the top 10 in the U.S., and the state's unemployment rate led the nation.
Professors, alumnus share Fulbright experiences
Professors Lorelle Browning and Lorely French, along with Josh Davis '02, share their experiences from 2002-03 Fulbright grants in Vietnam, Austria, and Germany.
Affirmative Action: Educators debate Supreme Court decisions
Affirmative action was endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court in two landmark cases in June. The rulings were not as clear as many people hoped. With a one-vote margin, the University of Michigan's law school admission policy was upheld, but at the same time, the University's undergraduate policy was deemed unconstitutional.