NEWS

The Portland State University School of Music & Theater is thrilled to announce...

Raised in Southeast Portland, Bob Hormel, ’62, was an only child in a financially...

Ethan Thrower (‘09, MSW ‘20) enjoys a fulfilling life. Happily married...

Distinguished alumnus Djoko Kusumowidagdo credits his time at Portland State...

From the founding of Vanport Extension Center to the current day, Portland...

It’s an unlikely story: two kids from Portland growing up in the 1940s...

“What’s valuable about social work to me is that I have had so much...

Thanks to BRENDA ARTS, young people of color (POC) get to see the world through...

Hanan Al-Zubaidy '15, MS '18 never met her maternal grandfather, but says...

Elijah Akinyemi By the time Elijah Akinyemi (’83, MS ’84) came to America at the age of 23, he knew his calling was to open doors for people with disabilities. Born in a small farming village in Nigeria, Akinyemi’s life trajectory...

Mitchell S. Jackson ’99 and MA ‘02, a graduate of Portland State University, was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for his article “Twelve Minutes and a Life.” The article, which was published in Runner’s World, looks at the life and murder of Ahmaud “Maud”...

Houran Afghan always told her four sons that education is a gift no one can...