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Latino Network Tour
September 15, 2025

What Hispanic Heritage Month means at Portland State

As a proud minority serving institution, Portland State celebrates all of our…
students at PSU's Pacific Islander, Asian and Asian American (PIAAA) student center
September 12, 2025

Reaffirming our commitment to AAPI students amid federal grant funding cuts

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education notified Minority-Serving…
The cliff face that President Cudd scaled on Mount Harvard.
September 8, 2025

Embracing challenge and finding our place

This summer I continued my quest to climb the 14’ers (14,000-feet-+ mountains) in…
Three students sit with laptops in front of them at a table in front of a colorful mural.
August 11, 2025

What Student Support Looks Like

A few weeks ago some joyful news landed in my inbox.After many months of waiting, we…
Commencement ceremony at Viking Pavilion, speaker at podium shown from behind.
June 16, 2025

Education as Liberation: Celebrating Juneteenth

The simple definition of Juneteenth is an annual holiday to celebrate the day that…
PSU buildings at sunset
June 6, 2025

Statement on Reprehensible Video

Portland State University has been made aware of a short video circulating that…
A drone shot of PSU and Portland on a spring evening with Cramer and Lincoln in the foreground.
May 30, 2025

Why Jewish-American Heritage Month matters for PSU

Before the end of Jewish-American Heritage Month, it’s fitting to recognize that PSU’s…
People in PSU shirts participating in a Pride Parade behind a PSU banner with Rainbow detailing.
May 27, 2025

Pride is strong at PSU

Pride at Portland State is not a month, but a season. PSU starts hosting Pride events…
Dr. Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
May 5, 2025

A Focus on Our AAPI Community

A Focus on Our AAPI CommunityAs we kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander…
Students in commencement regalia stand smiling in a row.
April 29, 2025

Why we’re focused on being an Opportunity University

Earlier this month, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the…
A drone shot showing buildings and PSU's urban plaza on a sunny spring day.
April 11, 2025

Next steps on socially responsible investment and partnerships

At the end of February, I received the report from the Committee on Socially…
two bicyclist on the park blocks in winter light
February 21, 2025

New campus resource, same campus values

PSU exists to close equity gaps by making the transformative power of higher education…