Faculty and administrators at the University of Oregon reached a deal on Sunday to avoid a strike set to begin just as students returned to campus for spring term on Monday.
The university agreed to give 4.5% raises to faculty, career instructors and researchers immediately, then offer additional increases in September of 2025 and 2026.
In the fall of 2025, tenured and instructional faculty would receive a raise of 3.25% under the proposed deal. Research faculty would get a 4.25% raise and limited-term faculty a 2% raise…