Despite roughly $30 million being allocated to Portland State in federal funding, the university is still experiencing significant financial strain due to low enrollment caused by the pandemic. At…
President Percy and BOT address PSU’s financial instability
Portland State President Stephen Percy gave a presentation to the Board of Trustees on Oct. 5 outlining strategies to ensure PSU’s financial sustainability in the future. The presentation was given…
BOT set to lower student fees for fall term
Student fees are changing again. Here’s what you need to know. The Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 30 to approve a resolution to…
Board of Trustees committee recommends Percy for president
A year after taking on the role of Portland State’s acting president, and later interim president, Stephen Percy may be appointed president—no preceding title required. The Executive and Audit…
Board of Trustees approves fee changes
The Portland State Board of Trustees (BOT) approved changes to Spring 2020 student fees with a unanimous vote at its April 9 meeting. In response to the coronavirus, the fees…
Private Board of Trustees meeting excludes student media
Despite a previous statement by the Board of Trustees saying media would be allowed to attend the special executive meeting April 2, an identified representative of Vanguard was barred from…
‘I’ll be around until the guns are put down’
Hundreds of members of the Portland State community voiced their frustration and critiques regarding the Margolis Healy report recommendation to retain armed PSU officers. The community responded at a special…
Campus public safety assessment released, special board meeting set
Margolis Healy released on Feb. 22 its final report on campus safety, which includes a recommendation that Portland State maintain the 2015 Board of Trustees decision to arm sworn campus…
WTF is BOT?
The Portland State Board of Trustees, established in 2013 with the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 270, is a state-appointed body vested with the authority to govern the university and…
Portland State allowed a rapist to go unpunished and nearly ruined my life
By Eden Paul I was raped and assaulted, then forced to participate in a process that tried to steal my dignity and resulted in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and deprived me…
Board lowers tuition hike, but students will still feel the pinch
At a special meeting today, the Portland State Board of Trustees approved a resolution to lower the planned tuition increase set for Fall term. The new BOT increase resolution is…