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May 24th 2024

Education behind bars

A DREAM COME TRUE The effort has been years in the making with Walidah Imarisha,...
2024 Student Employment Award Winners
April 22nd 2024

PSU Honors Winners of the 2024 Student Employment Awards

On Friday, April 19, the winners of the 2024 PSU Student Employment Awards...
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April 22nd 2024

2024 PSU Research Award Winners Announced

Today, Portland State University announced its 2024 awards for excellence...
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March 7th 2024

PSU researchers named to National Academy of Inventors

Three Portland State professors are being recognized by the National Academy...
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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...
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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...
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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...