by rtf_user | Nov 6, 2019 | News
I am the daughter of immigrants who came to the United States in search of the American Dream. My parents highly value education, and going to college was not a choice but more of an expectation, since they did not have the same opportunity. It was a lot of pressure...
by rtf_user | Aug 18, 2019 | News
By Jaydra Johnson, Illustrator: Adriana Vawdrey In 2016, less than a quarter into my first year of teaching, one of my students was suspended for heiling Hitler at the fall pep assembly. Meanwhile, across the country, Trump’s campaign of hate was accelerating while...
by rtf_user | May 5, 2019 | News
Photos and Story by James Hill The Portland Community College Foundation’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign is receiving its largest gift. Led by local philanthropists Irving Levin and Stephanie Fowler, The Renaissance Foundation has donated $500,000 to...
by rtf_user | Nov 1, 2018 | News
Written By Mahala Ray Not far from the constant buzzing of the Burnside Bridge, the Skidmore Fountain stands gurgling, tall and proud. Dedicated in 1888, it has embodied Portland’s values for over a century through the inscription at its base. The words serve as...
by rtf_user | Aug 18, 2017 | News
2017 Oregon School Personnel Association Scholarship Award Winner Natasha is currently a student at Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling, pursuing a degree in Elementary Education. Lewis and Clark’s commitment to social justice spoke to...
