College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

NEWS

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July 29th 2024

Breaking Barriers

On a recent Saturday morning in a Portland State chemistry lab, the smell...
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June 13th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations & Media Coverage for Spring/Summer 2024

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology Ph.D.) presented “How t4t Relationships...
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June 13th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for Spring/Summer 2024

Ahmed Almousa and Anne Johnson (Sociology Ph.D.) co-authored "Addressing...
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June 13th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for Spring/Summer 2024

Madi Lou Alexander, Jenna DePasquale, Gabriella Mota, and Bodhi Norton...
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June 13th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Community Engagement & Career Progression for Spring/Summer 2024

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology Ph.D.) has received a position as a sexuality...
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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...
Portland State University Day of Giving
April 3rd 2024

Help Our Students Thrive: Join CLAS for PSU’s Spring Day of Giving on April 17

PSU's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) is excited to participate...
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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 16th 2024

‘Build as We Fight’: Mellon grant will help PSU reimagine social justice in Pacific Northwest

Portland State’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies — one of the oldest...
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November 7th 2023

Hands on in the community: PSU trains tomorrow’s behavioral health professionals

As Oregon continues to experience challenges ranging from the post-pandemic...
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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...