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image of people at 2026 commencement
June 16, 2026

Urban Studies Dissertations Defended in AY 2025-2026

PhD Dissertation Defenses:Jihye Kang"From Cafes to Competitiveness: The Influence of…
the MURP workshop final presentations
June 8, 2026

MURP students present 2026 Planning Workshop projects

On June 1st, eight groups of Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students…
Marisa Zapata, Director of the Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative and Associate Professor, Urban Studies & Planning.
May 6, 2026

Dr. Marisa Zapata Honored as 2026 CUPA Researcher of the Year

Portland State University's College of Urban & Public Affairs is proud to announce…
Portland at dusk with Mt. Hood in the background
April 2, 2026

Toulan School Faculty and Student Reports and Publications - Q1 2026 (January-March)

Shoshkes, Ellen, & Adler, Sy^ (2026). Catherine Bauer and Mel Webber:…
A view of the Portland skyline with Mt Hood visible in the distance
February 16, 2026

Toulan School Faculty and Student Reports and Publications - Q2-Q4 2025 (April - December)

Carroll, Colleen**; Cho, Minji**; and Bates, Lisa K., "Costly Compliance: Stipulated…
An audience watches a presentation on heat resilience focus areas delivered by MURP student Luke Gordon in a crowded lecture hall at the 2026 MURP Workshop Kickoff.
February 5, 2026

MURP Workshop Kickoff 2026

On Monday, the eight teams of students from this year’s Master of Urban and Regional…
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January 28, 2026

Evicted in Oregon is a research project interested in understanding how…

The 2025 legislative session closed on a somber note for tenants and housing advocates…
Bar graph showing the impacts in Oregon of the HR1 tax megabill by income group
January 28, 2026

CUS Hosts Panel on Austerity and Oregon’s Budget

On January 21, 2026, PSU students, staff, and faculty were joined by members of the…
MURP students Alex Gill and Eric Gasper (second and third from left) accepting the CUTC award in Washington, DC on January 10th, 2026.
January 12, 2026

MURP Planning Workshop Team Receives National Award

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) 2025 Planning Workshop project, …
A photo of a city block on a cloudy day in Portland, Oregon
September 17, 2025

Toulan School Alumni Notes - Q3 2025

Welcome to our inaugural edition of Toulan School Alumni Notes! This is a quarterly…
image of pedestrian bridge
June 27, 2025

Urban Design Graduate Certificate provides students with tools to create better public spaces

Creating a city is complicated. Everything, from the biggest skyscraper to the…
faceless image of the back of a graduate's head
June 24, 2025

Urban Studies Master Theses and Dissertations Defended in AY 2024-2025

PhD Dissertation Defenses:Maulsri Jha"Integrative Approaches to Climate Resilience…