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...
View ArticleTim 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...
View ArticleTim 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...
View ArticleStudents 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...
View ArticlePSU 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...
View ArticleCreating 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,...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleActivist 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...
View ArticleSHAC 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...
View ArticleWaste 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...
View ArticleASPSU 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...
View ArticleStudents 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...
View ArticleChiron 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...
View ArticleLecture 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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