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Portland skyline
January 31, 2024

Why PSU is launching a design competition for placemaking

With the largest real estate footprint in downtown Portland, our campus is this city’s…
Snow on the Park Blocks and the Simon Benson House
January 21, 2024

How a task force can Build Community

Last week Portland was consumed by winter weather challenges, prompting a closing of…
Presidential Speaker series logo
January 3, 2024

Join Me in Learning From the Best

Portland State’s student demographics are changing, reflecting the changing…
President Ann Cudd talking with someone in front of a sign that says "We Believe Portland Can Do Big Things"
December 14, 2023

Portland is What We Make It

This Monday I found myself in a swirl of the city’s most passionate leaders as the…
Artist's rendering of a new performance venue located on SW Lincoln.
November 15, 2023

Great news for Portland's performing arts future

At the end of last week we were notified that PSU’s proposal to build a new, world…
President Ann Cudd walking with three students in the park blocks wearing a backpack.
November 8, 2023

Reflecting on My First 100 Days as Your President

You may know that I’m a lifelong runner. I enjoy the challenge of a long-distance run…
Veterans pose in front of the Portland State sign from 2023 visit by U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs ​​Denis R. McDonough
November 3, 2023

Honoring Veterans: PSU’s First Students

This Friday we’ll close the university in honor of Veterans Day, which falls on…
Fall transit stop on campus on the park blocks.
November 1, 2023

A note about commemoration, tolerance and our community

Welcome to November. We are past the midway point of what has been an eventful and…
Drone shot of campus in the fall.
October 31, 2023

Let’s get to it: Our collective work on PSU’s next strategic plan

We’re on a journey this year to develop a dynamic strategic plan that will guide our…
Artist's rendering of a new performance venue located on SW Lincoln.
October 18, 2023

The top 5 reasons Portland’s next world class performance venue should be on our campus

In late August, I sent an email to employees alerting them that PSU was submitting a…
PSU flag against the fall foliage on the park blocks.
October 4, 2023

Marking Indigenous Peoples Day by Looking Forward

Today we honor the Indigenous Peoples of this region and this country, honor their…
President Ann Cudd walking and talking in the Park Blocks next to a student.
October 4, 2023

The top of my to-do list as your president

In the interest of transparency and bringing you along on my journey as PSU’s new…