Education
June 23, 2022
Supported by a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, University of Portland professors Dr. Molly Hiro and Dr. Jen McDaneld have embarked on a mission to change the way students connect with the community through engaged study in the humanities.
Portland Magazine
June 1, 2022
Delivering medical supplies to Ukraine renewed her faith in humanity
Portland Magazine
June 1, 2022
On the surprising places you can find yourself while walking a labyrinth.
Commencement
Portland Magazine
Alumni
June 1, 2022
At this year’s Commencement, Kunal Nayyar—UP alum from the class of 2003 and professional actor known best for his role in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory—addressed the graduates of 2022. He told them that anything is possible, and he was so funny, warm, and charming that it was hard not to believe him. What follows is a lightly edited excerpt of his speech.
Portland Magazine
Environmental Studies
Biology
June 1, 2022
Tips from a marine biologist on how best to enjoy, protect, and explore Oregon's coast.
Portland Magazine
Biology
Environmental Studies
June 1, 2022
The Oregon coast offers an of embarrassment of marine-life riches.
Portland Magazine
June 1, 2022
I like to imagine you holding this little magazine—the University’s message in a bottle—and wondering over the cover. What in the world is this magical creature?
Portland Magazine
Alumni
June 1, 2022
While scrambling to find toilet paper during the first March of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah Mooney ’96 received a call from her program director. He gave her the classic, anxiety-inducing phrase: “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news.” The good news was that she won the 2019 Correctional Services Contractor of the Year award for the GED tutoring program she manages. The bad news was that she could no longer go to work. Columbia River Correctional Facility was on lockdown.
Portland Magazine
June 1, 2022
(Re)claiming Black joy was the theme of UP’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, but what does it mean to reclaim Black joy? What does it look like? How do we create spaces for Black joy to thrive?
Portland Magazine
June 1, 2022
A new building dedicated to the memory of a father and in service of UP’s talented Facilities Services Department.
Portland Magazine
June 1, 2022
For years Brad Franco, chair of UP’s history department, had wanted to make a map of Portland. How fortuitous, then, that the Admissions team asked him to jump in and give it a try. They wanted a map to send to prospective students, one that highlighted the city’s neighborhoods, its parks, its famous food scene, and other cultural institutions—all the fun things that were waiting for them here.
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