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Whether your passion calls you to a school, to a mental health agency, or to higher education, there is a dedicated team of faculty and a perfectly-matched program to get you there.

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CPSY alumna Kristy Makowichuk delivers keynote address at first-in-the-nation suicide prevention walk inside correctional facility

Learn more about our programs in Teacher Education, Counseling Psychology, and Educational Leadership to find out how you too can make a difference.

Alum receives OSPA’s HR 2017 Leadership Award

Watch online: Dr. DiAngelo on White Fragility at commencement 2017

Vicky Allen, MEd ’73, publishes unique approach to learning English

Alumnus joins Lewis & Clark College

Q&A: Courage to Lead

Helping Right to Dream Too

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Our award-winning campus is just minutes from downtown Portland, one of America’s most beautiful and livable places. It’s also home to an engaged community of educators and mental health practitioners. See for yourself: Attend an information session for your program, see when we’ll be in your area, or schedule a time to visit on your own.

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MAT alum uses art to explore Portland Housing Crisis

On June 1st, students in alumnus Jason Miller’s Portland History class took part in a walk-about performance highlighting how annexation and city policy/ investments in east Portland have affected their community.
Lewis & Clark Selects Wim Wiewel as Its Next President

Wiewel, who has just completed a nine-year run as president of Portland State University, will start in his new role on October 1.
Alumnus named OnPoint Educator of the Year

David Valenzuela, MAT ’14, has been named OnPoint’s 9-12 Educator of the Year! Educators of the Year will each have their mortgage paid for one school year. Additionally, their schools each received a $2,500 donation for resources and supplies.

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