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Anne Thompson, right, with high school biology teacher Heather Blair in a Portland State research lab.
February 26th 2026

From coast to classroom: PSU program immerses K-12 teachers in marine research

This summer, middle and high school science teachers will trade their classrooms...
Teacher candidates Joy Spettel (left) and Brenna Robin shape colored clay into miniature brains in a classroom at PSU.
February 25th 2026

At Portland State, future teachers build brains to learn how children read

On a recent Wednesday morning, two dozen students at Portland State University...
Image: Amanda Winkler (brown jacket, striped shirt, shoulder-length grey hair and eyeglasses), Ariel Hernandez (Curly dark hair, white button-down shirt, rust-colored slacks and a beaded statement necklace), and Jaz Otegui (long sandy-blonde hair, black dress with belt) pose, standing in a windowed hallway.
February 11th 2026

PSU College of Education Honors Three Outstanding Community Members

The College of Education (COE) recently honored three exceptional individuals—Ariel...
Karen Guzman with her dog in the car
January 31st 2026

PSU Graduate Student Karen Guzman-Cruz Brings Heart and Experience to School Counseling

Karen Guzman-Cruz (MA ‘26) didn't follow the traditional path to becoming...
Alumna Marilyn DeVault owner of Piece of Cake bakery in her shop holding up a cake box with her logo on it.
January 22nd 2026

For this PSU Alum, the Choice to Give Back Was a Piece of Cake

The eccentrically charming Sellwood bakery Piece of Cake is an unmistakable...
Gennie Brougham in a blue sweatshirt and hat standing in front of a valley and mountains.
January 5th 2026

PSU Alumna Gennie Brougham Begins Teaching Career in Her Home District

PSU alum Gennie Brougham, M.Ed. ‘25, was a freshman studying environmental...
Keaton Belbas is pictured outside wearing sunglasses and holding a football, soccer ball and a volley ball
November 24th 2025

PSU Alumna Keaton Belbas Finds Her Place at Creekside

Keaton Belbas, M.Ed. ‘25, was hired this summer at Creekside Community...
Student with long dark hair sits in PSU Urban Plaza with a notebook in her lap.
November 4th 2025

New $1 Million Grant Helps PSU Counseling Students Build Careers Serving People with Disabilities

For more than three decades, Portland State University’s Clinical Rehabilitation...
Miniature shoebox classrooms and colorful teacher cutouts line the back of a PSU classroom.
October 27th 2025

PSU Elementary Education Teacher Candidates Design Classrooms, Curriculum and Community through Stories

In a classroom alive with color, laughter and collaboration, teacher candidates...
Samara Carranza holds an award while standing in front of OSCA banner
October 24th 2025

‘PSU set me up for this’: Alumna Samara Carranza named Oregon School Counselor of the Year

College of Education alum Samara Carranza, MA ‘13, was named Oregon School...
Selection of small thumbnails of book covers
September 16th 2025

Celebrating Books Published in the 2024-25 Academic Year by PSU Faculty

Each year, Portland State University faculty make remarkable contributions...
Two adults wearing blindfolds and reflective vests walk with canes down a garden path.
September 8th 2025

Four Weeks Under Blindfold with PSU Orientation and Mobility Students

For people with visual impairments — including deafblindness — the path...