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January 19th 2022

Currently Accolades: People for January 24, 2022

Mitra Naseh, social work faculty, has been selected to be part of the...
Photograph of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig. The book is standing upright on a table, with a full bookcase behind it.
January 14th 2022

A Shared Language for our Shared Sorrows: A Meditation on the New Year

Every November, when I’ve forgotten how December fills with stockpiled...
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December 21st 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for January 3, 2022

Diana Abu-Jaber, English faculty, wrote an article, “For Many Members...
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December 20th 2021

Remembering Norm Wyers

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of former School...
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November 17th 2021

Currently Accolades: Presented for November 22, 2021

Bright Alozie, Black studies faculty, presented a conference paper...
Maria Prado and LeMont Boyd, two alumni of the Child Welfare Education Program
November 3rd 2021

Annual Tuition Assistance Available for Child Welfare Education in Oregon

If you’re a School of Social Work student, or considering enrolling, you...
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November 2nd 2021

Funding Supports Hundreds of School of Social Work Students

PhD student Lielah Leighton sees her research endowment as more than a simple...
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October 28th 2021

Social Work Field Education Forever Changed by the Pandemic

Social work field education permanently changed during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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October 28th 2021

41 Portland State faculty members ranked among the highest cited researchers in the world in 2020

New data published on Elsevier’s website highlights the impact of research...
Research Symposium
October 25th 2021

Research on homelessness, racial equity during COVID presented at PSU-OHSU symposium

Researchers, practitioners and elected officials gathered virtually for...
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October 12th 2021

Associate Professor Marisa Zapata to join national research council on homelessness

Associate Professor Dr. Marisa Zapata was appointed to the Research Council...
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October 5th 2021

Child Welfare Partnership Receives Technology Innovation Award

Remember what it was like in those first few weeks of 2020, when the pandemic...