Blocks away from where Portland passed 50 days of nightly protests, Portland State responded to the presence of federal officers downtown, stating the unrest has yet to reach campus. …
Hill to Hall July 13–19
July 13: Governor announces masks required outdoors Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Monday masks will be required outdoors wherever social distancing is not possible. She also banned indoor social gatherings…
Disarm PSU marches with new demands
Where the Portland State campus has been nearly barren since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of students, faculty, alumni and community members came, echoing a familiar demand: Disarm…
PSU Board of Trustees votes to raise tuition
The Portland State Board of Trustees voted to once again raise student tuition for the 2020–21 academic year on Thursday. Resident undergraduate tuition will rise 4.9%, while resident graduate and…
The graduation must go on
After a term full of uncertainty—what will, for many students, be their last—Portland State will officially hold an in person commencement ceremony. At least, as soon as they can. …
Stephen Percy will become PSU’s 10th president
Watching the special Board of Trustees meeting on May 27 over a computer screen, watching grainy video and professionals forget to unmute themselves, it was one of plenty things at…
Portland & Oregon primary results
Oregon held its primary election on May 19, with several notable positions on the City of Portland’s Ballot. The biggest competitions: The presidential primary, the Portland mayoral race and the…
The New Title IX
Title IX, under the Education Amendments Act of 1972, is one of the primary laws protecting students against gender discrimination in schools and universities—and against sexual misconduct, harrassment or assault. …
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…
COVID-19 so far
All COVID-19 case and death counts are from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). March 3 Oregon: First COVID-19 case confirmed in Oregon by the CDC After the…
Behind the budget curtain
While COVID-19 has cut Portland State to what can be offered over a computer screen, what is left must still be paid for. The university was already plagued by budgetary…