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Illustration of person fire dancing
June 5th 2023

Island Time

Celebrating 20 years of Pacific Islander culture and community at Portland...
Ice Queen Illustration
May 25th 2023

Meet Portland’s Ice Queen

Exploring Chicana Culture Through Cool, Portable Treats On the surface, Ice...
Ben Steward in the drying room
April 13th 2022

Comeback Kids

SIERRA T. remembers being pregnant, hot, stressed and late for her Portland...
April 16th 2021

Faculty Voices: What Have We Learned from COVID-19?

Ryan Petteway | Assistant professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health COVID-19 has revealed that too many of us have been sleeping our way through the last 400-plus years, waking only when it’s convenient and comfortable. We couldn’t...
Stephen Epler poses for a photo
April 16th 2021

Looking Back: Roots of Resilience

PORTLAND STATE'S REPUTATION for being student-centered, enterprising and...
Scenes from the series "Expressions in Black"
April 16th 2021

On Air with Black Excellence

WHEN COVID-19 HIT, Rashad Floyd ’00 found himself grounded. Usually, the...
Graphic of people putting together PSU logo
March 2nd 2021

4 Times Alumni Saved PSU

Portland State wouldn’t be the same without the PSU Advocates, a network...
A woman sits on a bench in front of a Portland Streetcar
October 17th 2020

5 Ways to Jumpstart your job search

The COVID-19 pandemic plunged the nation into uncertain and stressful...
Rachel Esteve poses for a photo
October 16th 2020

First cohort of students with intellectual disabilities graduates

Portland State University’s 2020 virtual commencement was the first of...
Madisen Hallberg and Emmanuel Henreid sing in the Park Blocks
October 16th 2020

An unexpected duet

Graduating music major Madisen Hallberg was selected by College of the...
Chief Willie Halliburton poses for a photo
October 16th 2020

Reimagining campus safety

A month after taking the helm of PSU’s Campus Public Safety Office, Chief...
"I voted" stickers
October 16th 2020

Data science provides election protection

Trust in election results is vital for a healthy democracy, but with...