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January 6th 2026

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for Fall 2025

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology PhD) was awarded an American Sociological Association...
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January 5th 2026

PSU Alumna Gennie Brougham Begins Teaching Career in Her Home District

PSU alum Gennie Brougham, M.Ed. ‘25, was a freshman studying environmental...
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November 24th 2025

PSU Alumna Keaton Belbas Finds Her Place at Creekside

Keaton Belbas, M.Ed. ‘25, was hired this summer at Creekside Community...
Rose Hill
November 21st 2025

Portland State to honor life, service of Native elder and advocate Rose Hill

Portland State University is honoring the life and service of Native elder...
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November 21st 2025

When Grad School is a Zoo

On a crisp fall morning, Laurel Westcott Ph.D. '22 walks the grounds of the...
Apply Now! Alternative Grading Community of Practice
November 5th 2025

Apply now: New Alternative Grading Community of Practice for winter term

Portland State University is launching a new Community of Practice (CoP)...
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November 4th 2025

New $1 Million Grant Helps PSU Counseling Students Build Careers Serving People with Disabilities

For more than three decades, Portland State University’s Clinical Rehabilitation...
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October 27th 2025

PSU Elementary Education Teacher Candidates Design Classrooms, Curriculum and Community through Stories

In a classroom alive with color, laughter and collaboration, teacher candidates...
Samara Carranza holds an award while standing in front of OSCA banner
October 24th 2025

‘PSU set me up for this’: Alumna Samara Carranza named Oregon School Counselor of the Year

College of Education alum Samara Carranza, MA ‘13, was named Oregon School...
Career Weeks
October 8th 2025

Connecting Classroom Learning to Career Readiness

As educators, we know that the skills students develop in our courses—critical...
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October 2nd 2025

Vernier Science Center marks first year of providing spaces that foster connections

On a recent Monday, more than 150 new and returning graduate students filled...
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September 8th 2025

Four Weeks Under Blindfold with PSU Orientation and Mobility Students

For people with visual impairments — including deafblindness — the path...