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BIPOC students from the Fall 2022 Rise to Teach program pose together outside

February 23rd 2023

Rise to Teach

The College of Education at Portland State University is proud to have supported...

Dawn Walter (left) and Jamie Arnau (center right) are presented with their awards by Portland Chapter Scholarship Chair Jessica Berry, at the 2023 annual WTS Winter Gala

February 23rd 2023

Two Portland State Students Win WTS Transportation Scholarships

Each year, the Portland Chapter of WTS bestows scholarships to assist exceptional...

Graphic promoting the MSW Meet and Greet Committee, with headshots and names of all the members

February 21st 2023

Meet the Student-Led PSU MSW Meet & Greet Committee!

We are the student-led PSU MSW Meet & Greet Committee. Our goal has been...

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...

Teacher James Mayik stands in front of a poster showing the phases of the moon. He has dark skin, short black hair, and wears glasses.

February 14th 2023

James Mayik, from Lost Boy of Sudan to Portland teacher and leader

Portland State University alumnus James Mayik, a doctoral candidate in the...

Group of students wearing blue blazers and green ties with their hands forming "Vs" standing outside

February 6th 2023

Student Ambassadors celebrate 25 years of representing the best of PSU

Celebrating 25 years This year marks 25 years of Portland State’s Student...

Banner that says Portland State University

February 6th 2023

Grant makes exploratory trips to Vietnam, Hawaii possible for PIAA Studies

A multidisciplinary group of Portland State faculty and community partners...

Photo of Hudson Tyler at Veteran Affairs

February 2nd 2023

Solving Impossible Problems: What Makes a Social Worker Effective?

— Hudson Tyler is a current student in the Master of Social Work program...

Rendering of second floor of Vernier Science Center

January 27th 2023

Portland State to use $224K grant to boost career training for climate jobs

Portland State will leverage a $224,000 state grant to create a career center...

Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez, she is a Native American woman wearing glasses and dangling earrings with her hair pulled back.

January 26th 2023

Rep. Tawna Sanchez, PSU alumna, aims toward a healthy future for Oregon

Portland State University alumna and Oregon House of Representatives member...

Groups of students sitting or standing on steps of Urban Plaza

January 19th 2023

Time to Act: Progress on making PSU a more equitable campus

ONE YEAR into an ambitious three-year racial justice and equity action plan,...

Photo of Sarah Myers, a woman with shoulder length hair, wearing a lightweight sweater.

January 13th 2023

Portland State University's OCCD to receive $21M to invest in child care providers

The 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly enacted House Bill 5202 that included...