NEWS

The Portland State University Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its quarterly meeting Thursday to reduce or refund three types of student fees. With the university closing most campus operations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the board approved the following: Full refund of...

Portland State University received more than $600,000 to continue its Russian Flagship Program, one of eight federally funded programs in the U.S. and the only one serving the Pacific Northwest. The innovative program is open to students from any major and allows them to develop professional-level...

Rising to the challenge Overnight, the world has changed. And with it, all of us. But PSU has always been resilient. When the floodwaters rose on our first college campus, our hope stayed intact and our spirit endured. Today another great challenge is upon...

Portland State University leaders were saddened to hear of the passing of Arlene Schnitzer on Saturday. The generosity of Schnitzer, her husband Harold and her son Jordan has been important to the arts programs at Portland State and across Portland. “Arlene Schnitzer’s name is synonymous...

We’re starting to see hopeful signs of a flattening coronavirus curve in Oregon, but Gov. Kate Brown’s Stay Home, Save Lives order is still in effect. Portland State is committed to do its part by supporting a virtual campus for spring term 2020. In an effort to better comply with the...

Trauma Informed Oregon, a program housed in the Regional Research Institute at Portland State University’s School of Social Work, is offering support to organizations across the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trauma Informed...

We know that many of you in the PSU family and extended family are facing significant unexpected financial challenges due to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government last week passed the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion relief package that offers economic support for many of...

I want to welcome everyone to a spring term of unprecedented virtual teaching and learning at Portland State. For the next 10 weeks, we will do all we can to stay on track with our educational and research mission while helping to protect your health and safety and doing our part to help...

Moving more than 3,500 courses to a web-based format in a matter of days is, to put it simply, a challenge. Before spring 2020, about 20% of classes at Portland State University were online. As the university responds to the growing coronavirus crisis, that is changing quickly. The entire...

The entire Portland State community is preparing to embark on a new virtual landscape for spring term 2020. We are committed to providing a rigorous academic experience even as we modify our educational environment to address global public health imperatives. It will be different, but we...

Oregon’s seven public comprehensive universities and Oregon Health & Science University announced jointly today that none will require freshman applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission, starting with fall term 2021. Going forward, undergraduate students...

Portland State University will transition to virtual commencement ceremonies at all schools and colleges in June as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the health and safety of students, their families, friends and the greater community. Interim President Stephen Percy notified graduating...