Watching the special Board of Trustees meeting on May 27 over a computer screen, watching grainy video and professionals forget to unmute themselves, it was one of plenty things at…
4.9% increase to tuition ‘likely’
Portland State Interim President Stephen Percy will bring a new budget plan to the Board of Trustees meeting in June 2020 that will likely include a 4.9% tuition increase for…
Board of Trustees committee recommends Percy for president
A year after taking on the role of Portland State’s acting president, and later interim president, Stephen Percy may be appointed president—no preceding title required. The Executive and Audit…
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…
COVID-19 pushes courses online
Spring term will be taught remotely to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus
The next phase in campus safety
Four student safety ambassadors have completed training and now tour campus.
Two women kidnapped near PSU campus
Two women were kidnapped near Portland State’s campus but were rescued by Washington County deputies after the alleged kidnapper crashed his car, according to an article by KOIN 6 News….
Settlement reached between Washington family and Portland State
Portland State finalized a $1 million settlement with the family of Jason Washington on Dec. 31, 2019. “We have come to a resolution that acknowledges our profound loss,” said Michelle…
Reporting bias, discrimination and harassment
Amid results of a campus climate survey published in October stating 91% of students and 79% of faculty who experienced bias, discrimination or harassment chose not to report the incident,…
PSU president addresses concerns over new safety plan
In response to the Homelessness Action and Research Collaboration stating concerns that Interim President Percy’s holistic public safety plan fails to adequately address race, Percy said they will seek to…
PSU keeps armed officers
Interim President Percy implements campus public safety plan Portland State Interim President Stephen Percy announced at an Oct. 10 Board of Trustees meeting campus public safety officers would remain armed. …