The Portland State Board of Trustees voted on June 20 to raise tuition for full-time resident undergraduates by 4.97% for the upcoming 2019–20 biennium. The tuition increase is a reduction…
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…
Board Committee approves alternative 4.9% tuition hike plan
Portland State’s finance and administration committee approved a resolution recommending that the tuition increase for undergraduates be reduced from 11.11% to 4.97% for the upcoming 2019–20 biennium on June 12….
Board of Transparency
Vanguard: “Do you still believe in transparency as a Board?” Board Chair Gale Castillo: “I don’t know if I want to answer questions in the middle of a Board meeting….
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…
First week in
Four days into the job, acting Portland State President Stephen Percy discussed his plans for his short time in his position, his strategies for addressing increasing tuition costs and his…
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…