Toulan School in the news - December 2024/January 2025

December 11—Oregon nonprofits are critical to the state’s social service network — and going broke

Toulan School professor Aaron Golub weighs in on the difficulties befalling nonprofits in Portland. He is the board treasurer for OPAL, a nonprofit that advocates for public transit.

January 2—What will living in Oregon be like in 2050?

Affiliated research faculty member Megan Horst was interviewed by Jefferson Public Radio about the book Toward Oregon 2050: Planning a Better Future. Horst edited and wrote for the book, and several Toulan School faculty members contributed to it as well.

January 23—Portland Mayor's $28 million plan to end unsheltered homelessness

Toulan School professor Marisa Zapata comments on Portland mayor Keith Wilson’s plan to end unsheltered homelessness. Zapata is also the director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC).

January 23—New insights sought as homeless survey begins in Portland metro

Zapata discusses the Point-in-Time Count, an initiative of HRAC that serves to develop a census of people living unhoused in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties. 

January 23—Officials launch 2025's Point-in-Time homeless count effort

KOIN 6 also covers the Point-in-Time Count with Zapata.