Portland State recently launched a new planning committee with a list of ways the college would like to create change on and off the campus. One of the committee’s primary…
Colegio César Chávez: a college without walls
Latinos comprise the largest minority group in Oregon at 14% of the population. The state’s Latinx population has increased by 113% over the past 20 years, and now six Oregon…
Black History Matters
Black history is part of American history and does not belong on a separate timeline. The exclusion of such a vital part of history is affecting students in our current…
PSU co-ops higher education
Since Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi began his relationship with the university as a candidate in winter 2017, he has promoted the idea of a cooperative education system that would…
Report finds 61 percent of resident PSU students can’t afford college
In the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s first annual Statewide Higher Education Snapshot released this month, researchers found 61 percent of Oregon resident students of Portland State cannot afford college…
PSU Board approves lower tution increase, credits increased state funding
Portland State University Communications released the following press release after today’s special Board of Trustees meeting: “The Portland State University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to lower the tuition…
Betsy DeVos: PSU staff speak out in concern
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire Betsy DeVos as secretary of education on Feb. 7 with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Mike Pence, marking the first time in history…