NEWS

We know that many of you in the PSU family and extended family are facing significant unexpected financial challenges due to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government last week passed the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion relief package that offers economic support for many of...

I want to welcome everyone to a spring term of unprecedented virtual teaching and learning at Portland State. For the next 10 weeks, we will do all we can to stay on track with our educational and research mission while helping to protect your health and safety and doing our part to help...

Moving more than 3,500 courses to a web-based format in a matter of days is, to put it simply, a challenge. Before spring 2020, about 20% of classes at Portland State University were online. As the university responds to the growing coronavirus crisis, that is changing quickly. The entire...

The entire Portland State community is preparing to embark on a new virtual landscape for spring term 2020. We are committed to providing a rigorous academic experience even as we modify our educational environment to address global public health imperatives. It will be different, but we...

Oregon’s seven public comprehensive universities and Oregon Health & Science University announced jointly today that none will require freshman applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission, starting with fall term 2021. Going forward, undergraduate students...

Portland State University will transition to virtual commencement ceremonies at all schools and colleges in June as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the health and safety of students, their families, friends and the greater community. Interim President Stephen Percy notified graduating...

We are keenly aware that this is a trying time for everyone in the PSU community. Maintaining and supporting our mental health is vital as our lives continue to be turned upside down as we collectively work to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. As we look ahead to a spring term...

The PSU Cleantech Challenge is an exciting competition for campus cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs with inspired solutions to today's most pressing environmental problems. Through the Cleantech Challenge, these innovators have taken their concepts from ideas to reality. Learn more about...

The goal for the 2020 Census is to count every single person living in the United States. But now that people are stuck at home and the nation’s attention is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, is the census in trouble? The census, which is conducted every 10 years, is vitally important....

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued a statewide order Monday morning requiring...

Dear campus community, As we wrap up winter term and look ahead to spring, I want to share a personal message with all of you. First to our students: Please know that the faculty, staff and administrators are working hard to sustain your academic...

Portland State mourns the loss of one of its young and brilliant lab managers, Iulia Hanczarek. Hanczarek, 39, was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while walking along Southwest Barbur Boulevard on March 17. During this time...