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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…
Moriah McSharry McGrath smiles at the camera. She has light brown hair and is wearing a royal blue cardigan over a blue and white striped collared shirt.
June 18, 2025

McGrath receives 2025 Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Award

Congratulations to Moriah McSharry McGrath, this year’s recipient of Portland State…
The bridge at PSU's campus that says "let knowledge serve the city"
June 11, 2025

Crunching numbers, changing cities: How Jenny Liu uses economics as a lens…

Urban design, urban planning, and architecture are three major pillars that shape…
The cityscape of Portland, OR at dusk
June 9, 2025

Toulan School in the news - April/May 2025

April 29—Trump administration will no longer track gender in national homelessness…
At the front of the room, Maura Paxton, Andrew Azar, and Diego Joao Murphy-Mendez present their project
June 4, 2025

MURP students present 2025 Planning Workshop projects

On Monday, five groups of Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students…
Dr. Willow Lung-Amam presents her book at the 2025 Gray Lecture.
May 30, 2025

Dr. Willow Lung-Amam gives 2025 Bill Gray Lecture

Dr. Willow Lung-Amam was chosen as the speaker for the 2025 Bill Gray Speaker Series…
Sarah Heinicke stands in a dark denim jacket in front of a city block.
May 20, 2025

Sarah Heinicke named new Director of Planning and Sustainability Office

Congratulations to MURP alumnus Sarah Heinicke, the new Director of Portland State…
A close-up of vibrant pink flowers on a tree
April 10, 2025

Toulan School in the news - February/March 2025

February 5—Opinion: Big ideas - grounded in Oregon values and innovation - can guide…