Black Studies

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Day of Giving PSU logo on pink background with leaves and flower graphics
April 10th 2025

Spring Day of Giving: Support CLAS Students on April 16–17

Spring is a time of renewal, growth — and giving back. This April 16–17,...
A man preparing to read a poem, while a woman looks on. Photos projected on the screen behind them.
May 24th 2024

Education behind bars

A DREAM COME TRUE The effort has been years in the making with Walidah Imarisha,...
Fall 2023 Convocation
January 2nd 2024

PSU named among the best workplaces for diversity in the U.S.

Portland State has been named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest...
Portland state campus sign
January 10th 2023

National grant funds 6 new courses for Higher Education in Prison program

New funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities will allow Portland...
protest
December 7th 2020

Cluster hire in School of Gender, Race and Nations represents transformative moment in PSU's history

Portland was thrust into the national spotlight this summer for its nightly...
July 18th 2018

PSU professor's new book explores prison life, real and onscreen

"Orange is the New Black," the hit Netflix prison comedy-drama, has drawn both praise and criticism for its depiction of women inmates at a fictional federal prison. A new book from a Portland State University professor uses the popular series as a starting point to offer a more realistic...