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Group of four students sitting on plaza steps in conversation
April 30th 2021

Race and ethnic studies requirement would prepare students to 'become better citizens'

In the wake of the 1960s civil rights movement, ethnic studies emerged as...
Two students with lab coats and safety glasses working on experiment in chemistry lab
April 19th 2021

PSU study challenges idea that students with cognitive disabilities can't be in STEM

A new Portland State study challenges the idea that youth with cognitive...
Female firefighter rests on rock in forest
March 26th 2021

Creating a More Resilient, Just Future

Sasha Burchuk was working as a freelancer and running her own furniture design...
Students sitting at a desk conversing
January 25th 2021

Teens tackle thorny ethical issues in PSU-sponsored Ethics Bowl

Amid a global pandemic and a national reckoning on race, a host of complicated...
Photo of MLK against a blue background
January 11th 2021

PSU, community partners honor legacy of MLK with virtual events

A series of virtual campus and community events honoring the legacy of Rev....
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...
Inmates sewing garments at sewing machines.
December 3rd 2020

Mass incarceration results in significant increases in industrial emissions, PSU study finds

Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social...
Literacy, Language, and Technology Research
December 2nd 2020

Kathy Harris, Research faculty in Applied Linguistics with the Literacy, Language, and Technology Research group partnered with the School of Public Health

Kathy Harris, Research faculty in Applied Linguistics with the Literacy,...
Pencil on top of a scantron
November 12th 2020

Teacher quality scores change depending on students, school, PSU study finds

School districts across the U.S. are increasingly using student test scores...
Documenting the Endangered Languages and Cultures of Africa's West Coast
October 7th 2020

Documenting the Endangered Languages and Cultures of Africa's West Coast

Over the past century, global biodiversity has declined rapidly, raising...
Survivors of Nepal Earthquake
October 7th 2020

Drawing Lessons from a Catastrophe at "the Roof of the World"

In ancient Greek theater, a catastrophe was a plot device: an event near...
Alaska
October 6th 2020

Into the Past

Archaeological sites around the world are in danger. Political and social...