Dear Vanguard, After the events that transpired last month at ASPSU, I received an immense amount of ostracization, and some of my closest friends were targeted on social media…
Young Voters: Register Today and Make a Voting Plan
Every day, young people like yourselves take action to better communities all across Oregon. Since becoming your Governor, I’ve worked with students who demand action on climate change by coming…
Letter to the Editor: English Department statement on disarming PSU
June 12, 2020 Dear President Percy and the Portland State University Board of Trustees: We, the undersigned members of the English Department at Portland State, stand in solidarity…
Letter to the Editor: Psychology Department Disarm PSU Statement
June 11, 2020 Dear President Percy and the PSU Board of Trustees, We, the undersigned faculty, staff, and graduate students of the Portland State Psychology Department stand in…
Letter to the Editor: PSU School of Social Work Black Lives Matter call to action
June 4, 2020 Dear Students and Faculty As agents of change, researchers, educators, social workers, and people working with children, youth, and families, we stand in solidarity and uplift…
Letter to the Editor: SSW Faculty and Staff call to Disarm PSU
Dear President Percy and the Portland State University Board of Trustees, As members of the PSU School of Social Work, we were glad to see our University’s recent communication supporting…
Open Letter from the CLAS Chairs to President Percy
8 June 2020 On May 30, 2020, Lisa Weasel, Professor & Chair of the Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, wrote a letter to you as an individual, that…
PSU Virtual Commencement: Viking Voices
We asked the Portland State community to give us their opinion about a virtual commencement ceremony in 2020. Here’s what they had to say. After learning that PSU had…
In memoriam of Judson Randall
For nearly 18 years, if you wandered into Market Street Pub on the edge of Portland State’s campus, you would find a man tucked into a booth, a Hammerhead Ale…
Letter to the Editor
The testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford weighs heavily on me. Survivors are watching and listening to how our government, country, places of employment and universities are responding to Ford’s testimony…
Open Letter to Ted Wheeler: Preserve hope for the homeless
To Mayor Ted Wheeler, I am writing to ask you to allow the self-managed houseless community in Northeast Portland, Village of Hope, to remain in place. Please listen to the…