NEWS

Sawyer Viola, a CCS alumnus, with his family at the Portland Film Festival
November 11th 2022

PSU Career and Community Studies grads featured in award-winning film

In October, “Moving Into Adulthood” premiered at the Seattle Film Festival....
Group photo
November 1st 2022

PSU brings together BIPOC community groups to envision a thriving future

Portland State welcomed its most diverse incoming class this fall and is...
Rosa Floyd stands at the front of her kindergarten classroom
October 28th 2022

PSU alumna Rosa Floyd named 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year

On National Teacher’s Day in October, the Oregon Department of Education...
Student with pink hair playing flute
October 25th 2022

Music class in sync with higher math scores — but only at higher-income schools, PSU study finds

Music and arts classes are often first on the chopping block when schools...
Cars, skybridge and city buildings in backdrop
October 25th 2022

PSU to convene BIPOC communities to create an agenda for shared prosperity

Portland State is bringing together campus and community members from communities...
The 15 Albert Einstein 2022-23 Fellows stand outside by a large sculpture of Albert Einstein
October 19th 2022

Dr. Alfonso Garcia Arriola, PSU alumnus, will work on Science Education policy in Congress as Albert Einstein Fellow

Portland State University alumnus Alfonso Garcia Arriola, EdD, has been selected...
A photo of Portland State University's campus, with a light pole in the foreground with a logo banner mounted on it.
October 18th 2022

Portland State University Awarded $2.4 Million to Respond to Oregon’s Workforce Shortage

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) is awarding Portland...
Dr. Rima Karami Akkary stands at the UNESCO podium to speak in Paris.
October 17th 2022

PSU alumna Dr. Rima Karami Akkary named laureate of global UNESCO-Hamden Prize

On World Teachers’ Day, Portland State University alumna Dr. Rima Karami...
PSU's Oak Savanna
September 30th 2022

Renowned Australian architect to visit PSU, kicking off year-long project to design Indigenous center on campus oak savanna

A renowned Indigenous architect from Australia will be visiting Portland...
Professor talking in front of classroom
August 26th 2022

PSU-led project to overhaul biology ed will impact thousands of undergrads, future faculty

A Portland State University researcher says an overhaul of biology education...
Sarah Williams is the new director of the PSU Community Counseling Clinic
August 3rd 2022

Sarah Williams named director of PSU Community Counseling Clinic

Portland State University’s College of Education is pleased to announce...
Will Pittman, MA in Literature, PSU (2001)
July 14th 2022

Alumnus Will Pittman chosen for U.S. Department of State English Language Fellow Program

The U.S. Department of State has chosen Portland State University alumnus...