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Jules Mai Plotts (left) and Minju Song (right)
June 18th 2025

From Transit to Ride-Hailing, PSU Urban Planning Grads Work To Make Transportation More Accessible

Portland State University's Class of 2025 celebrated its commencement ceremonies...
Nick Foster and his daughter watching the PSU’s women’s basketball team play in the Big Sky basketball tournament, in Boise, ID
June 18th 2025

Transportation Alumni Highlight: Nick Foster, Class of 2014

Nick Foster graduated from Portland State University (PSU) in 2014 with a...
Photo of Rose and Rob in screen printing classroom.
June 2nd 2025

Teaching Runs in the Family for PSU Alum and New Graduate

Rose O'Reilly-Hoisington grew up visiting their father's classroom. Their...
Illustrative collage
December 9th 2024

An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

In 2011, Malisa Tep walked out of her first-year inquiry class at Portland...
Portrait of Tamara Randall standing in front of white wall
March 20th 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Tamara Randall

Dr. Tamara Randall is a 2012 College of Education alumna. She earned her...
Ice Queen Illustration
May 25th 2023

Meet Portland’s Ice Queen

Exploring Chicana Culture Through Cool, Portable Treats On the surface, Ice...
Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez, she is a Native American woman wearing glasses and dangling earrings with her hair pulled back.
January 26th 2023

Rep. Tawna Sanchez, PSU alumna, aims toward a healthy future for Oregon

Portland State University alumna and Oregon House of Representatives member...
Council Oaks, Okla., Principal Aubrey Flowers blows kisses
November 12th 2022

Alumni life: Teaching through troubled times

Aubrey Flowers’ tenure as a school principal in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been...
Rosa Floyd stands at the front of her kindergarten classroom
October 28th 2022

PSU alumna Rosa Floyd named 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year

On National Teacher’s Day in October, the Oregon Department of Education...
The 15 Albert Einstein 2022-23 Fellows stand outside by a large sculpture of Albert Einstein
October 19th 2022

Dr. Alfonso Garcia Arriola, PSU alumnus, will work on Science Education policy in Congress as Albert Einstein Fellow

Portland State University alumnus Alfonso Garcia Arriola, EdD, has been selected...
Dr. Rima Karami Akkary stands at the UNESCO podium to speak in Paris.
October 17th 2022

PSU alumna Dr. Rima Karami Akkary named laureate of global UNESCO-Hamden Prize

On World Teachers’ Day, Portland State University alumna Dr. Rima Karami...
Will Pittman, MA in Literature, PSU (2001)
July 14th 2022

Alumnus Will Pittman chosen for U.S. Department of State English Language Fellow Program

The U.S. Department of State has chosen Portland State University alumnus...