Across the globe, refugees are facing seemingly impossible challenges for security and safety, and in some places more than others. Hungary At the Hungarian border, border control has been refusing…
Eliminating World Languages
Former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Karen Marrongelle issued a proposal in August 2017 to eliminate language programs in Ancient Greek, Swahili, Korean and Vietnamese by…
How to say what you mean: Portland State’s political science faculty discuss ideology and terminology
Terms like fascism, authoritarianism, neoliberalism, and socialism are heavily used and hotly debated in the news, popular media and our private and academic conversations. But what do these words actually…
This week around the world: May 13–19
May 17 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico After 35 years in prison, Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera emerged from house arrest after having his sentence commuted by former U.S. President…