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Photo of Eleazar Gamez on the roof deck of ASRC
March 3rd 2023

This is Home: Eleazar Gamez Thrives at PSU

Eleazar Gamez has endured as a student at Portland State University despite...
A seventh-grader walks by a Black History Month display at Sutton Middle School on her way to class.
February 20th 2023

The Importance of Black History Month

When Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and...
Photos of Alma Trinidad, Antonia Alvarez, and Lainey Sevillano
October 31st 2022

Filipino American History – SSW Resources and Scholarship

To celebrate Filipino American History Month the School of Social Work would...
Friends of the Children photo
August 26th 2022

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN NETWORK RECEIVES $44 MILLION GIFT FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT TO SUPPORT ITS LONG-TERM MENTORING MODEL

Congratulations to Friends of the Children for receiving a $44 million gift...
photo of Klawetter, Raymaker, Nicolaidis, and Hunte
August 24th 2022

MAKING CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH

“When I’m providing clinical care, there is no lack of seeing problems,”...
photo of Antonia Alvarez
August 15th 2022

STORIES OF RESISTANCE WITH ANTONIA ALVAREZ

Zoom-based suicide interventions. Tweets about racism. Seed-saving storytelling...
Photo of Melissa Pola at the School of Social Work
July 14th 2022

A Flexible Path to Change Community

Master of Social Work (MSW) student Melissa Pola enjoys the flexibility the...
Four students on a couch smiling
May 31st 2022

Push for Pacific Islander and Asian American Studies at PSU makes gains

Eli Vossler will graduate from Portland State this June with a bachelor's...
A "Keep Abortion Legal" sign held up at a rally
May 24th 2022

The School of Social Work Supports Sexual and Reproductive Rights

[Updated June 24, 2022] The Portland State University School of Social...
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...
Chart showing how resettlement services in Oregon assist forcibly displaced individuals with basic needs and health services.
September 30th 2021

Statement: The Global Humanitarian Crisis of Forcibly Displaced Individuals

The forced displacement of individuals is a global humanitarian crisis, one...
May 28th 2021

Antisemitism Statement

In recent weeks, the United States has seen an alarming increase in antisemitic incidents, both in-person and on-line. According to the Anti-Defamation League this increase comes at a time when these disturbances are already at their peak. These incidents are distressing to many, especially...

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