Media Mentions

July 23, 2026 | Pacific President Jenny Coyle and Willamette President Steve Thorsett told Dave Miller and OPB's "Think Out Loud" program about how the upcoming merger between the institutions will save money and will serve the region's students better.

July 15, 2026 | Pacific President Jenny Coyle appeared on HI Now Daily on Hawaii News Now, discussing the university's 808 to 503 event and the university's upcoming merger with Willamette.

July 15, 2026 | Bisant Labib, dean of the Pacific University College of Optometry, writes in the Journal of Optometry that while glaucoma is primarily an intraocular pressure issue, neuroprotection offers some possible treatment options.

July 14, 2026 | "The benefit of what we're designing, what we're calling the new American collegiate university, is that we will have more resources to offer more for our students, for our faculty, for our alumni," Pacific President Jenny Coyle told KGW-TV in Portland about the impending Pacific/Willamette merger.

July 14, 2026 | The Oregonian tells readers that Pacific President Jenny Coyle and Willamette President Steve Thorsett "hope the combined universities will open up access to a great alumni network and more career pathways for current students, particularly in healthcare, law and education."

July 14, 2026 | "Research on college merger has shown that strategic consolidation can lead to institutional growth, cost savings and improved success. But higher ed experts warn that a successful merger comes long before either institution is in a financial crisis. Willamette and Pacific appear to be heeding that advice," says OPB in its coverage of the Pacific/Willamette merger.

July 14, 2026 | Pacific President Jenny Coyle and Willamette President Steve Thorsett explain the upcoming merger of their two schools to KOBI-TV in Medford, Oregon. "I think one of the great things that makes us such compatible institutions is that we are both adventurous, creative, and adaptive institutions," Thorsett said.

July 4, 2026 | Sarah Bowen, an associate professor in Pacific Graduate Psychology program, discuss the concept of "urge surfing" with the South China Morning Post.

June 22, 2026 | Politics & Government Professor joined OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss the politics of FIFA and the 2026 World Cup being played in North America, as well as his latest book, "Red Card: The 2026 World Cup Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine."

June 14, 2026 | Politics & Government Professor Jules Boykoff talked with Bloomberg This Weekend about the politics of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the political tensions between the U.S. and other countries participating in the tournament. Boykoff's interview begins at the 1:25:00 mark of the video.