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Professor fights climate change

Randall Bluffstone, a PSU economics professor, is working to find better land management systems for rural farmers in developing countries. Photo by Miles Sanguinetti. Climate change is a complex and...

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Tim Wise to visit PSU

Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racism writer and educator, will lecture at PSU on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Portland State University Portland State will host a lecture by Tim Wise, a prominent...

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Tim Wise tackles racism questions

Tim wise lectures on the dominant white community’s “narrative of privilege” Wednesday evening. Photo by Daniel Johnston. How can activism against racism in America today be best directed? Tim Wise, an...

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Students work to clean up water quality

Then and Now: Bobby Nuvolini surveys and stakes the site for the bioswales during the early phases of the project. Photo courtesy of bioswales group. The current state of the bioswale project in...

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PSU gets its own Chinook Book app

Portland State’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions has teamed up with Celilo Group Media’s Chinook Book to provide the PSU community with access to a free mobile app. Photo by Karl Kuchs. Portland...

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Creating community spaces

Judy Bluehorse Skelton holds up a Douglas fir sprig at the Walk of the Heroines lecture on Thursday. Photo by Miles Sanguinetti. Portland State hosted its first Walk of the Heroines lecture last week,...

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New director chosen for Master of Social Work Program

Keva Miller is now the director of the Master of Social Work Program. Photo by Jinyi Qi. Portland State’s School of Social Work has hired a new director for its Master of Social Work program. Keva...

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Activist urges unity

On Saturday, the International Socialist Organization hosted Bill Fletcher Jr., a renowned Marxist and labor activist, who spoke before a modest yet passionate crowd at the United Church of Christ in...

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SHAC adds acupuncture to roster of services

SHAC Acupuncture: Joshua Green comes to SHAC every Monday. He started studying acupuncture in 2005 and has been practicing ever since. Photo by Kayla Nguyen. Portland State University’s Center for...

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Waste Reduction Task Force builds ‘repurposed’ greenhouse

When one thinks about recycling, three words often come to mind: reduce, reuse and recycle. At Portland State, a project is underway to help us rethink the parameters of waste reduction efforts. The...

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ASPSU food pantry shelves sit bare

Empty shelves in the ASPSU food pantry spurred the food drive, happening now until March 15. Photo by Jinyi Qi. The ASPSU food pantry is often bare because the demand for food items exceeds the...

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Students for Unity to offer free courses on revolutionary movements

The black panther party for self-defense on the steps of the Washington State Legislative Building in 1969. Photo by © Stephen Shames Activism and revolutionary groups have been an integral part of...

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Chiron Studies Could See Merger

The 1960s saw a period of marked social and political change in the U.S. This high tide of activism and civic engagement was not missed at Portland State where, in 1968, PSU students and faculty...

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Lecture inspires attendees to re-think Plato

If you know your ancient Greek history, then you know it was a hub for exploring the body and mind, emotion and reason. This split has bred famous resistance from one camp to the other, none more so...

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