Outgoing Portland State President Wim Wiewel announced in an email on June 20 that he’s to become the new Lewis & Clark College president in October 2017. The announcement of…
HECC turns down Portland State budget proposal
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission rejected Portland State University’s proposed 8.4 percent tuition increase in Salem on May 11. While HECC’s refusal counts as a win for students who…
BOT unanimously approves 9 percent tuition increase
The Portland State Board of Trustees unanimously voted to raise tuition by 9 percent and revealed that they have virtually chosen a new unnamed university president at its meeting Tuesday,…
Student Fee Committee debates future of student funding
Candidates for Associated Students of Portland State University’s Student Fee Committee met to discuss the ways each candidate is qualified to control funding for many clubs on campus. The April…
Special BOT meeting addresses communication improvements with students
Members of the Portland State Board of Trustees met with students on Friday, April 7 to discuss possible improvements in BOT’s communication with the PSU study body going forward. The…
Students protest BOT’s 9 percent tuition hike
About a dozen Portland State students gathered in the Park Blocks for a rally organized by the PSU Student Union to protest the 9 percent tuition increase proposed by the Board…
PSU presidential candidate: Jonathan Koppell
Jonathan Koppell is one of three candidates for the next Portland State president, with current President Wim Wiewel set to leave PSU at the end of the 2017 academic year…
PSU presidential candidate: Jack Knott
Jack H. Knott, Ph.D. and one of three final candidates for Portland State president, spoke in Hoffman Hall to PSU students, staff, and faculty about his vision for the university…
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…
PSU students demand $100 million more from state budget
Portland State students and members of the Portland public met at noon on March 3 in East Multnomah County Town Hall to voice their concerns and demands to state legislators…
Student Fee Committee 2018 budget approved
On Jan. 23, the Student Fee Committee’s budget proposal for the 2018 financial year was approved 25-0-1 by the Associated Students of Portland State University senate. The budget, which includes an…