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As Portland State University prepares for commencement, a new cohort of...

In a heartfelt and insightful interview, Dr. Craig Shinn who is a longtime professor at Portland State University's Mark O. Hatfield School of Government reflected on the recent suspension of the university's Ph.D. program in public administration and policy. A decision he calls the “end...

After decades of shaping public administration and policy education, Dr. Phillip Cooper, the Douglas & Candace Morgan Professor of Local Government at Portland State University, is transitioning into retirement—but not retreat. In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Cooper offered thoughtful...

As Dr. Jack Corbett marks his final term at Portland State University, he doesn’t call it retirement. He calls it “unemployment” a sharp, fitting phrase for a scholar whose decades of service have been defined not by job titles or paychecks, but by restless curiosity, intellectual generosity,...

When Debra Porta returned to school at the age of 36, she had no idea she...

Message from the Director Happy Spring! For...

Message from the Director Dear Hatfield School...

Portland State University students, staff, faculty, alumni and supporters...

Portland State University has named Sarah Heinicke, the new Director of its...

At Portland State, honorary degrees are more than a tradition — they’re...

Addressing the promise and peril of AI for nonprofit management through a...

This July, thousands of Oregonians could lose their mental health counselors...