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….
Studies show Lyft, Uber more equitable than taxis
Portland State’s Transportation Research and Education Center invited Dr. Anne Brown—assistant professor in the Planning, Public Policy and Management program at University of Oregon—to discuss demographic equity in ride hailing…
Events Calendar June 4–10
Tuesday, June 4 Art Wayne Jiang & Deb Stoner Lan Su Chinese Garden 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Free New works from Wayne Jiang and Deb Stoner are on display until July…
‘A world on fire’
Mike Ma, author of Harassment Architecture, spoke at the Portland State College Republicans spring event on May 31, discussing man’s divergence from nature as a result of government intervention. Ma…
Cramer Hall Problems
Cramer Hall, constructed in three phases beginning in 1955, has become a construction zone over the course of the 2018–19 academic year. According to student reports, the bathrooms on every…
PSU celebrates sustainability on and off campus
Portland State held their 12th annual Sustainability Celebration on May 23 with a display of sustainable projects on campus, speakers on sustainability and information about various sustainability-focused student groups. Dr….
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…
PSU President Shoureshi resigns
UPDATED 5 p.m. on May 13, 2019 Amidst an ongoing ethics investigation, employee accusations of unlawful termination and proof of deleted emails, Portland State President Rahmat Shoureshi resigned from his…