College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

NEWS

Highway and trees during wildfire with deep red and orange sky
September 24th 2024

New grant will train PSU students to support community resilience in the face of extreme events

In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...
decorative
September 17th 2024

Planting The Seeds

Growing up, Athena Rilatos’ auntie used to tell her, “When you build...
Three men outside Dr. Millner Building in North Portland
September 16th 2024

Portland affordable housing project named after PSU professor

Portland State’s Darrell Millner has spent his life teaching others about...
Student in chemistry lab feels a ziplock bag filled with salts and distilled water.
July 29th 2024

Breaking Barriers

On a recent Saturday morning in a Portland State chemistry lab, the smell...
Upper Klamath Lake
July 25th 2024

Stitching a Path Forward

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a quilt? Portland...
accolades graphic
June 13th 2024

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

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

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for Spring/Summer 2024

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

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

Madi Lou Alexander, Jenna DePasquale, Gabriella Mota, and Bodhi Norton...
Graphic icon of graduate
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...
Portland State University banner against backdrop of fall foliage on Park Blocks
June 4th 2024

PSU launches new School of Earth, Environment, and Society

Portland State is launching a new School of Earth, Environment, and Society...
Computing cluster
May 30th 2024

PSU secures $1M grant for high-performance computing cluster across Oregon

Portland State will power up a new high-performance computing cluster that...
A man preparing to read a poem, while a woman looks on. Photos projected on the screen behind them.
May 24th 2024

Education behind bars

A DREAM COME TRUE The effort has been years in the making with Walidah Imarisha,...