Portland State University Enters Exclusive Negotiations with Colas Development Group
Negotiation agreement underway to bring major hotel, conference center and investment to downtown Portland.
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In Conversation: Jacen Greene, Homelessness Researcher, Portland State University
Greene discusses the just-released 2024 homelessness study, which showed an uptick in the number of people in homeless shelters in Portland.
Blumenauer’s Next Role Will Be with PSU
Long-serving Democrat will take an advisory role at the university after he retires from Congress in January.
Fighting a Plastic Planet
Feeling guilty about existing in a world drowning in plastic? For around $18 a month, Ridwell absolves the shame of generating waste for a select few living in the Portland area. But can the startup really solve our plastic-waste problems?
Tactics: Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke Wants to Change the Game for Disabled Workers
The president and CEO of Relay Resources reflects on her new job, and how employers can put hiring people with disabilities front and center.
Course Correction
Ann Cudd makes her debut this fall as Portland State’s president as the school faces
the headwinds of declining enrollment, rising tuition and administrative bloat. She’s optimistic the school can persevere — and help revive Portland’s embattled downtown.
The Long Shot
John Johnson is taking the reins at Portland State’s athletic department at a time of existential questions for PSU — and for college sports as a whole. Can he right the ship?
School for Innovation
Since 2017 the Invent Oregon competition has bridged Oregon’s science, business and education sectors — and organizers aim to make a bigger impact on students across the state.
Always Hustling
In July an Oregon law went into effect allowing student athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. Now the student athlete is becoming the student entrepreneur — and college sports will never be the same.
Big Moves
In 2021 Oregon’s institutions of higher ed saw major leadership shifts and headline-grabbing controversies. What’s going on?