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Pacific Historical Review staff, including editors and student fellows, in office with framed awards behind them

March 3rd 2026

Pacific Historical Review celebrates 30 years at PSU

Thirty years ago, the Pacific Historical Review made Portland State University...

The Happy To Chat Bench

February 26th 2026

Benefits of Weak Social Ties on Wellbeing

A few times a week I swing by my local market to grab my morning drink and...

February 26th 2026

Staff Spotlight - Meet Erin Hurh

Erin Hurh Staff Spotlight Interview Erin Hurh is a familiar face to many...

Anne Thompson, right, with high school biology teacher Heather Blair in a Portland State research lab.

February 26th 2026

From coast to classroom: PSU program immerses K-12 teachers in marine research

This summer, middle and high school science teachers will trade their classrooms...

Teacher candidates Joy Spettel (left) and Brenna Robin shape colored clay into miniature brains in a classroom at PSU.

February 25th 2026

At Portland State, future teachers build brains to learn how children read

On a recent Wednesday morning, two dozen students at Portland State University...

A colorful illustration with multiple panels depicting different scenes. Starting left from right, stop-motion puppet being arranged in a walk-cycle, the new art building with a crane towering in the background, a brightly illuminated stage with three figures in the foreground, a 3D printer with a Victor E. Viking being printed, and finally the Simon Benson House illuminated with colorful lights.

February 24th 2026

Nurturing Creativity on Campus & in Community

A building that will match the excellence within it. That’s how Dean Leroy...

Urban plaza from above

February 24th 2026

PSU-OHSU Center Awarded $1.25M Grant to Expand Behavioral Health Support for Older Oregonians

The PSU-OHSU Oregon Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Aging (OCEBHA)...

Oregon Contemporary

February 19th 2026

Where the Classroom Ends and the Real World Begins

For most college seniors, the final stretch of a degree means one last stack...

A woman taking a picture in a mirror.

February 17th 2026

Staff Spotlight - Meet Emma Langton

Emma Langton Staff Spotlight Interview Emma Langton is in her second year...

Avel Gordly waving to crowd at Commencement after receiving honorary degree.

February 17th 2026

Trailblazing PSU alum and Oregon lawmaker Avel Gordly dies at 79

Avel Gordly, the first Black woman elected to the Oregon State Senate and...

Dean Wong sitting with the Assessment Team for the BSW program at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

February 12th 2026

Message from Dean Wong - February 2026

Dear SSW Community and Colleagues, I hope you have noticed the new "Dean’s...

Image: Amanda Winkler (brown jacket, striped shirt, shoulder-length grey hair and eyeglasses), Ariel Hernandez (Curly dark hair, white button-down shirt, rust-colored slacks and a beaded statement necklace), and Jaz Otegui (long sandy-blonde hair, black dress with belt) pose, standing in a windowed hallway.

February 11th 2026

PSU College of Education Honors Three Outstanding Community Members

The College of Education (COE) recently honored three exceptional individuals—Ariel...