Portland’s Resistance hosted a rally for a “fair police contract” on July 11 featuring a series of speakers who shared their experiences with police and stories of police violence against…
Portland Space University
After placing third in the Base 11 Space Challenge, a team of students from Portland State’s Aerospace Society could be the first to launch a liquid-fueled rocket to the edge…
PSU Transportation Research and Education Center hosts seminar on visually-impaired travelers
Portland State’s Transportation Research and Education Center invited Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum from the University of Arizona to present on the challenges faced by visually impaired individuals as they navigate…
No resolution for Campus Public Safety until fall
One year after the death of Jason Washington by Portland State Campus Public Safety officers, the Board of Trustees made no action toward resolving the ongoing question of disarmament at…
BOT approves new Interim President, other BOT leadership positions
The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve the appointment of Acting President Stephen Percy as interim president on June 20. Students, faculty, staff and community members had the opportunity…
Revenue Forecast could lead to lower tuition increases
Oregon’s quarterly revenue forecast estimated on May 15 the revenue for 2019–21 to be up by about $737 million. There were also increases in lottery revenue as well as corporate…
PSU Chief of Police accepts new position in Washington
Donnell Tanksley, chief of police for Portland State’s Campus Public Safety Office has accepted a new position as chief of police for Blaine City, Wash., starting June 24. According to…
Board votes to approve 11% tuition increase
Portland State’s Board of Trustees voted 6-3 to approve the finance and administration’s recommended budget proposal for the upcoming biennium—including an 11.11% tuition increase. The Board meeting ran 30 minutes…
Board Committee to send tuition increase proposal to executive Board
The finance and administration committee voted to send a budget proposal—including an 11% increase in tuition for resident undergraduate students—to the Board of Trustees for consideration. The Board will vote…
SFC Living Wage Fee increase proposal rejected by Board Committee
The Finance and Administration Committee voted to send President Rahmat Shoureshi’s student fee budget to the Executive Board instead of the proposal drafted by the Student Fee Committee. The president’s…
SFC to send separate budget to BOT, advocates livable wages for students
In a push for a $15 an hour minimum wage for student workers, the Associated Students of Portland State Student Fee Committee will be sending a separate student fee budget…