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Children in blue t-shirts with the letters "OCT" dance in a performance workshop
November 12th 2026

PSU and Oregon Children’s Theatre partner to expand arts access and career readiness

Portland State University and Oregon Children’s Theatre announced today...
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November 9th 2026

PSU Film Professor J.J. Vazquez Publishes Story in Student Filmmakers

PSU Film Professor, J.J. Vazquez's article "Dual and Triple Base ISO: What...
Behind the Scenes of Paper Roses
November 5th 2026

PSU Film Alum Jordan Thompson's "Paper Roses" Wins Best Romantic Comedy Film Award at the Oregon Short Film Festival

Congratulations to Jordan Thompson, 2026 PSU School of Film Graduate, for...
Dustin Morrow in DVD library
November 3rd 2026

Inside the School of Film's DVD Library with School of Film Professor Dustin Morrow

In PSU Film's take on the Criterion Closet, our Film professors step into...
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October 29th 2026

Currently Accolades: People for Nov. 2, 2026

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, theater and English visiting scholar, received the...
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October 29th 2026

Advanced Branded Media Class Produces Video for SMART Reading Oregon

Last year's Advanced Branded Media students worked with SMART Reading Oregon...
Professor Kristin Hole stands inside the Film DVD library
October 21st 2026

Inside the School of Film's DVD Library with School of Film Director Kristin Hole

In PSU Film's take on the Criterion Closet, our Film professors step into...
The new home of PSU's Jordan Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design: a four-story green-clad mass-timber building, with pedestrians passing by
October 13th 2026

PSU unveils new mass-timber home for Jordan Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

Portland State University is pleased to announce a historic milestone for...
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October 8th 2026

Currently Accolades: Presented for Oct. 12, 2026

Will Parnell, Leadership, Learning, and Counseling and early childhood education...
Schnitzer School of Art
October 8th 2026

A New Home for the Visual Arts

As art students and faculty return to campus this fall, they are welcomed...
Person in striped shirt laying on blue striped beach towels and surrounded by a ring of orange life vests.
September 4th 2026

Meet the 2026 Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize Winners

The Jordan Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design and the College...
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August 31st 2026

Theater Arts program announces 2026-27 season

Portland State University’s School of Music & Theater has announced their...