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Eric Holder, former U.S. attorney general, is a partner in the firm Covington & Burling. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU Hires Obama's Former Attorney General To Investigate Racism, Sexual Harassment

OHSU, in hiring Eric Holder, said it needed a well-respected investigator to help the administration create an anti-racist and inclusive culture free of harassment.

Mar 30, 2021
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What Doctors Aren’t Always Taught: How to Spot Racism in Health Care

Drawing a multiracial student body isn't enough: Medical schools need to change their curriculums to improve treatment of minorities and build an inclusive environment.

Nov 17, 2020

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OHSU Leaders Promise Changes Against 'Structural Racism'

In response to blistering criticism from Black employees, OHSU's president and chief of diversity say they will hire a consultant to root out any racism in hiring and the affirmative action department.

Sep 14, 2020
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OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital has a level 1 pediatric trauma center. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Former Head Of Nursing Sues OHSU Over Racial Discrimination, Whistleblowing

The suit says the Doernbecher Children's Hospital hire was fired after calling out unsafe practices, being stereotyped as an "angry Black woman" and told to "straighten her hair."

Sep 9, 2020

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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus in Portland. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

Black Employees Accuse OHSU Of Being 'Enabler Of Racism’

An employee resource group accuses administrators of taking no substantial action following several noose incidents and using them in what they say is a sham of an effort against racism on campus.

Sep 3, 2020
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Noose Appears In OHSU Workplace, 3rd Time In 3 Years; Jacobs Condemns

OHSU's president announces a series of measures, saying they're a start. Black leaders want more. They want a voice at the table.

Jun 8, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

OHSU Staff Find New Noose On Campus

Nov 8, 2019
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Spike in Hate Crimes, Proliferation of Racism in Schools Comes into Full View

Registration for Oregon’s Women’s Health Network’s workshop on how whites can be better allies to vulnerable communities in the post-election world exceed space at its venue. Network planners now look to host additional workshops.

Dec 6, 2016

Legacy Meridian Park Hit with Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

The only African American physician on staff contends another neurosurgeon used the N word and refused to shake his hand when he joined the staff in 2011.

Jul 20, 2015