by Shayna | Nov 30, 2020 | News
STUDENTS FIND NEW WAYS TO LEARN, LIVE AND CONNECT BOTH ONLINE AND ON CAMPUS By Suzanne Pardington Effros Citlaly Arroyo-Juarez’s world has shrunk to her single dorm room at Portland State University. Since March, she has done almost everything remotely. Her classes....
by Shayna | Nov 19, 2020 | News
The Beat the Odds Scholarship Program highlights the incredible potential of Oregon’s young people and sheds light on the very real challenges which prevent too many of them from succeeding. Each year, Stand for Children Leadership Center awards $16,000...
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 Shayna | Nov 12, 2018 | News
By: Toya Fick, Executive Director, Stand for Children Oregon We’re overwhelmed by the tremendous response to our Beat the Odds scholarship awards and fundraiser last week. In every sense of the phrase, this year’s event raised the bar above all others. We increased...
