Indigenous Nations 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,...
Rose Hill seated in center, surrounded by friends, family, community members and city councilors
October 31st 2024

Street outside Native center to be named after beloved Indigenous leader and student advocate

The street outside Portland State’s Native American Student and Community...
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...
2023 Cherry Hill stage at Pickathon, created by PSU Architecture students
August 2nd 2023

Pickathon features elegant new stage created by PSU architecture students

This weekend’s Pickathon music festival (August 3 - 6, 2023, at Pendarvis...
People gather for salmon bake in front of ITECK Center
June 27th 2023

PSU ITECK Center is official with building name change

Portland State’s Harrison Street Building has a new name — PSU ITECK...
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...
Instructor and students pulling weeds from garden
November 16th 2020

PSU, NAYA collaboration seeks to advance Native student success

At Portland State, Native Americans make up just 1% of the student body,...
August 1st 2018

PSU to offer Oregon's first major in Indigenous Nations and Native American Studies

Portland State University this fall will begin offering the state's first bachelor's degree in Indigenous Nations and Native American Studies, an effort years in the making. The Indigenous Nations Studies program, which is housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' School of Gender,...