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February 27th 2024

PSU study sheds light on racial inequality in higher education

A new collaborative study revealed that disparities in the share of Black...
Faculty and graduates at Portland State’s Commencement.
January 12th 2024

Sloan grant will help PSU graduate more diverse STEM doctorate students

Portland State is home to Oregon’s most diverse undergraduate student population...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations for 2023

Jono Abshier (Biology Ph.D.) co-presented “Extremely Toxic: Identifying...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for 2023

Christopher Aagaard (Mathematical Sciences Ph.D.) co-authored a submitted...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for 2023

Angelica Chan (Speech and Hearing Sciences MS) was awarded a position in...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Community Engagement & Career Progression for 2023

Natalie Cholula (Sociology Ph.D.) is a member of the Evicted in Oregon research...
Students doing homework at the Pacific Islander, Asian and Asian American (PIAAA) Student Center
October 4th 2023

PSU nets $2 million to expand support for Asian American and Pacific Islander students

Portland State has been awarded a nearly $2 million federal grant to expand...
Deb Arthur, Lisa Guirsch and Rachel Hammer
August 9th 2023

Higher Education in Prison program receives $2.3M grant to expand opportunities for incarcerated students

Portland State University received a 5-year, $2.3 million grant from the...
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...
Students pose in front of colorful mural during a Chicano/Latino Studies class
July 3rd 2023

Portland State launches new degree in Chicano/Latino Studies amid growing Latinx population

Shortly after starting at Portland State in 2020, Xochi Carrera took a course...
Mount St. Helens
June 28th 2023

New research shows climate change will increase impacts of volcanic eruptions

Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D.,...
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June 27th 2023

PSU ITECK Center is official with building name change

Portland State’s Harrison Street Building has a new name — PSU ITECK...