FOIA Request to University Of Oregon regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on December 2, 2025.
Beaver State News has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the University Of Oregon seeking detailed records on employee compensation for the fiscal year 2025. The request, sent under the Oregon Public Records Law, §192.410 et seq., aims to obtain this information in an electronic format.
The request specifically asks for comprehensive records or reports that include several data fields related to university employees. These fields are: Employee Name, Employee Gender (if recorded), Employee Age or Year of Birth (if not exempt), Employee Date of Birth (if not exempt or if limited to month/year), Employer Name, Employee Title or Position, Employee Hire Date, Employee Compensation Amount (base pay and any additional pay), Employee Compensation Type (e.g., salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and Employment Type (full-time or part-time).
As members of the media organization Beaver State News, we emphasize our role in gathering and reporting news to the public. Access to such public records is crucial for fulfilling our responsibilities of holding public institutions accountable and ensuring transparency. Given our position in disseminating information to the public, we have requested a fee waiver as media professionals.
Additionally, it is noted that the requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
