News - September

aerial view of the campus and river looking towards St John's bridge.

UP RANKED #1 PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE WEST REGION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

Awards and Rankings

September 23, 2025

The 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best College rankings place the University of Portland on a familiar perch: The #1 private school among peer institutions in the Western United States.

Speaker standing in front of slide before an audience at the Higher Education and Artificial Intelligence Conference in October of 2024

UP Executive Education Program to Help Portland-Area Firms Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence

Franz Center

September 18, 2025

As artificial intelligence rapidly races to transform the workplace and business operations, the University of Portland (UP) has an inviting prompt for executives who want in on the revolution.

aerial view of the quad with Franz in the background and cherry blossoms blooming.

UP Constitution Day Talk Set for Wednesday, Sept. 17

Political Science

September 15, 2025

Dr. Bill Curtis, professor of political science, will lead a University of Portland talk discussing four cases from the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) 2024-25 Term in observance of U.S. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day—Wednesday, September 17.

close up of two wooden blocks that say 'Point to the Cross' and 'Focus on Hope'

UP Receives Grant to Host First-Ever Character Formation Retreat Oct. 30-31

September 5, 2025

In a year in which the University of Portland fortified its time-honored mission with six institutional values, a select group of students, faculty, and staff will gather in the Gorge to learn about a reflection model designed to put the mission—and those values—into action.