NEWS

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...

Christian Galiza smiles into the camera. He has short dark hair and brown eyes, and poses against a gray portrait background.

January 6th 2023

Student Spotlight: Christian Galiza, PSU Civil Engineering

Christian Galiza is a senior in civil engineering. He is the Vice President...

Screenshot of a telepractice stuttering session with a patient and two grad student clinicians

January 3rd 2023

PSU clinic helps stutterers across Oregon's urban-rural divide

Megann McGill was doing tele-health before it was cool. Since 2017 — long...

A group of young people crosses a street at a marked crosswalk, with the "walk" sign on. Behind them, TriMet's special Pride-themed bus passes through the intersection. It is covered with rainbow stripes, and has the text "Celebrating LGBTQ+ History and Leaders" along the top of the bus. At the bottom are seen black and white portraits of local equal rights champions Gail Shibley, Kathleen Saadat and Jeana Frazzini.

December 9th 2022

NITC Dissertation Fellow To Explore How Gender Expression Influences Travel Behavior Decisions

The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) is proud...

Angela and Brad Zenger in formal attire on a garden lawn

December 9th 2022

College of Education's 2022 Light the Future Award goes to Angela and Brad Zenger

The 2022 Light the Future Award from Portland State University’s College...

Axcelle Campana poses with award, with trees in backdrop

December 5th 2022

PSU student wins $100K environmental prize

A Portland State graduate student whose work focuses on the inequities in...

Jose E. Coll - standing on balcony

December 2nd 2022

Message from the Dean

As we deploy a new strategic plan for the School of Social Work, I am...

photo of SSW Dean Jose Coll

December 2nd 2022

2022 ANNUAL REPORT – MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

As we deploy a new strategic plan for the School of Social Work, I am...