Despite roughly $30 million being allocated to Portland State in federal funding, the university is still experiencing significant financial strain due to low enrollment caused by the pandemic. At…
Have You Heard?
Hey, how have you been? Hopefully, your brief break wasn’t too rough, and if you’re taking the summer off then hopefully your transition into a less academic and more chill…
PSU seeks to remodel building for STEM students
University continues city building efforts with new money for Science Building One
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…
Hill to Hall April 8–13
April 8: Oregon Senate rejects bill to lower Oregon’s drunk driving limit A bill that would have lowered Oregon’s drunk driving limit from .08% to .05% died in session. Senate…
Admin grapples with future financial challenges at budget forum
As universities across the state brace for reduced state funding and potentially severe budget cuts, top Portland State administrators told a packed budget town hall the university needs to seriously…
Less money, more problems
Students and faculty in the midst of looming cuts as state legislators and Portland State administrators struggle to balance competing funding priorities. PSU’s top governmental affairs executive outlined a scenario…