A Portland State Graduate School of Education project brought unexpected controversy after graduate student Ezra Whitman complained that the project was illegal and likely violated the Family Educational Rights and…
PSU welcomes Fulbrighters
This year, Portland State’s Intensive English Language Program was chosen by the Institute of International Education to train 35 Fulbright scholars in academic expectations, English for advanced studies and cultural…
Southeast Portland residents discuss proposed Foster houseless shelter
On July 31, a crowd of approximately 50 people packed into the concert space at the Hallowed Halls recording studio in Southeast Portland to attend a public forum and panel…
International students prepare for effects of travel ban
On June 26, 2018, the United States Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban in a 5-4 decision. The ban, originally put forth in 2017, restricts individuals from Iran,…
Portland’s Resistance rallies against Trump’s Supreme Court pick
On July 9, President Donald Trump announced conservative federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his pick to replace Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Anthony…
Measure to repeal sanctuary state law approved for November ballot
On November 6, 2018, Oregon voters will join the national debate on immigration by voting to decide whether the state should nullify its law prohibiting local law enforcement from collaborating…
Portland art gallery under fire for violent Trump depiction
One Grand Gallery—a not-for-profit art gallery located on East Burnside in Portland—came under fire in the wake of an art exhibition, “Fuck You Mr. President.” The show featured contributions by…
Occupy ICE evicted
After five weeks of occupying federal land surrounding Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, the Occupy ICE PDX protest came to an end early on the morning of Wednesday, July…
ASPSU Senate holds special session on CPSO shooting
At 6 p.m. on July 23, Associated Students of Portland State University President Luis Balderas-Villagrana held a special senate meeting to discuss the recent Campus Public Safety officer-involved shooting of…
Portland State rolls out administrative changes
Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi sent a memo to Portland State staff June 21, 2018 detailing multiple administrative changes that will be implemented by the university before the beginning of…
This Week Around the World – July 8-29
July 8 Eritrea: Efforts to normalize relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia continued in a landmark meeting between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, the first of…