NEWS

Photo of Lisa Hawash next to the PSU School of Social Work logo
June 2nd 2023

Lisa Hawash Promoted to MSW Director

We are happy to announce that Lisa Hawash has been hired as the MSW Program...
May 31st 2023

PSU announces new Interim Dean of the College of Education

PORTLAND, Ore. - May 31, 2023 - Portland State University (PSU) is pleased to announce Dr. Tina Peterman as the new Interim Dean of the College of Education. She was previously the school’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Her new post as Interim Dean of PSU’s College of Education...
Ice Queen Illustration
May 25th 2023

Meet Portland’s Ice Queen

Exploring Chicana Culture Through Cool, Portable Treats On the surface, Ice...
Coty Raven Morris
May 19th 2023

PSU Music & Theater faculty Coty Raven Morris selected as quarterfinalist for GRAMMY Music Educator Award

Portland State University School of Music & Theater faculty member Coty Raven...
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Dr. Sybil Kelley and Dr. Susan Jeffords stand in front of the Learning Gardens sign
April 21st 2023

Portland State's Learning Gardens Lab welcomes U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici

PORTLAND, Ore. – United States Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) from...
The Neighborhood Story Project Tennessee Researchers
April 14th 2023

Enabling and Strengthening Vulnerable Communities

Neighborhoods change, either through gentrification, decreased property...
Hacienda CDC's main office in Portland's Cully neighborhood (Courtesy of Hacienda CDC)
April 5th 2023

Teaming up for greater impact: Hacienda CDC and PSU

Since Ernesto Fonseca took the helm of Hacienda CDC in 2017, the Latino community...
Making mathematics equitable for all.
March 2nd 2023

Making Mathematics Accessible and Equitable For All Students

Defining mathematics is the motivation behind Professor Eva Thanheiser's...
hands of three students holding calculators
March 2nd 2023

Think you're good at math? PSU study shows it may be because you had equitable math teachers

A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they...
BIPOC students from the Fall 2022 Rise to Teach program pose together outside
February 23rd 2023

Rise to Teach

The College of Education at Portland State University is proud to have supported...
Group of students wearing blue blazers and green ties with their hands forming "Vs" standing outside
February 6th 2023

Student Ambassadors celebrate 25 years of representing the best of PSU

Celebrating 25 years This year marks 25 years of Portland State’s Student...
Banner that says Portland State University
February 6th 2023

Grant makes exploratory trips to Vietnam, Hawaii possible for PIAA Studies

A multidisciplinary group of Portland State faculty and community partners...