NEWS

When a student begins their second year of college, they often feel left behind. The support offered to first-year students drops off and as a result the drop-out rate increases. A new program specifically for second-year students at Portland...

Three Portland State computer science professors have received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study ways to improve wireless networks and automotive systems. Ehsan Aryafar, assistant professor of computer science,...

An increasing number of college students around the country struggle to meet their basic needs, but a new program at Portland State University will help lead the way in offering solutions. The university is the first four-year institution...

Portland State University Interim President Stephen Percy on Thursday announced a comprehensive plan to bolster campus safety that includes enhanced officer training, oversight, building security, adding security officers, retaining armed officers and adding new student safety ambassadors....

Cheryl Leontina (on bike), making connections on the Esplanade. Many people go out of their way to avoid homeless people on the street. Cheryl Leontina stops to talk. Leontina, who graduated from Portland State with a master’s...

First-generation college graduate and Portland State University College of Education alumna Mercedes Muñoz has been named 2020 Oregon Teacher of the Year. A Learning Center teacher and Special Education case manager at Franklin High...

Portland metro area school district administrators say solutions such as university partnerships, in-house teacher prep programs and national searches could solve a potential statewide teacher shortage that could result from the Student...

An all-campus effort to help more students graduate will roll out across the Portland State campus this year, with staff and faculty offering support at early signs of academic trouble and during personal and financial crises. The renewed attention on student success builds on several effective...

National research suggests that 10-14% of university students are currently experiencing homelessness. Portland State’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) will launch an email survey next week to understand the scope of housing and food insecurity among students and employees...

Dear Campus Community, As we head into the fall term, the Board of Trustees wants to join others in welcoming you to Portland State, whether this is your first term as a student or your 30th year as a faculty member. A new academic year always promises fresh opportunities to learn, research,...

Portland State University students and employees experience homelessness and housing insecurity, but it’s unclear how many and who is most at risk. Greg Townley, research director of PSU’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative,...

After a 20-month renovation of its hardest-working campus building, PSU today officially announced that the newly-named Fariborz Maseeh Hall has opened its doors as a vibrant center for student success, interdisciplinary learning and cultural outreach. “This remarkable new facility now...