PSU College of Urban and Public Affairs

PSU College of Urban and Public Affairs Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Global Affairs, Public Administration, and Urban Studies & Planning. CUPA houses two schools, the Mark O.

Individuals are drawn to the College of Urban and Public Affairs—known affectionately as CUPA—because they want to enact change. Established in 1959, CUPA is among the oldest colleges of its kind in the country. Our academic programs prepare students to be effective leaders, collaborators, and problem-solvers. Hatfield School of Government and the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planni

ng, and six academic units: Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Global Affairs, Public Administration, and Urban Studies & Planning. Our undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs provide students with knowledge and skills that inform careers in government, law enforcement, urban management, economics, nonprofit management, urban planning, and international relations, just to name a few. We encourage our students to foster equity in urban life and recognize how they can contribute to a more just future. Our Centers and Institutes conduct research and provide expertise to community partners all over the world—from helping a rural Oregon town estimate its population growth to providing leadership training to Japanese city managers to developing a no-waste policy for a local grocery store chain. CUPA truly embodies the Portland State University motto, “Let Knowledge Serve the City.”

It’s a great day to be a PSU Viking! Welcome to the College of Urban & Public Affairs!
07/10/2025

It’s a great day to be a PSU Viking! Welcome to the College of Urban & Public Affairs!

On this episode of the PDXPLORES podcast, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's ...
07/05/2023

On this episode of the PDXPLORES podcast, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, discussed her team’s grant-winning work regarding homeless encampments in areas not designed for public use: a growing–and potentially dangerous–trend presenting unprecedented challenges.

by Anthony King June 29th 2023 Share Facebook Twitter On this episode of PDXPLORES, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, discussed her team’s grant-winning work developing a guidebook in conjunction with state d...

Christopher Campbell, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Portland State University co-authored a...
06/28/2023

Christopher Campbell, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Portland State University co-authored a new study that finds Oregon's law enforcement officers frustrated with Measure 110 and confused about the role they are now expected to play. Campbell interviewed 23 police officers and sheriff’s deputies in three urban and three rural counties in Oregon along with his team.

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/06/19/psu-research-oregon-measure-110-drug-decriminalization/ Oregon Public Broadcasting Criminology and Criminal Justice at Portland State University

The new study finds that law enforcement officers across Oregon seem frustrated with Measure 110 and confused about the role they are now expected to play in the interdiction of drugs.

"An assumption that the judges that sit on the Circuit Court in Harney County are likely to be more receptive to an argu...
05/29/2023

"An assumption that the judges that sit on the Circuit Court in Harney County are likely to be more receptive to an argument challenging Measure 114—that is forum shopping."

-Chris Shortell, Political Science

https://kpic.com/news/local/what-the-mifepristone-lawsuit-has-in-common-with-challenges-to-oregons-measure-114 KATU News

Two major lawsuits affecting access to the abortion pill and gun control laws in oregon... under some scrutiny.in both cases, plaintiffs are accused of forum sh

Marisa Zapata discusses the initial results from the Portland region’s 2023 homeless point-in-time count. Multnomah, Cla...
05/29/2023

Marisa Zapata discusses the initial results from the Portland region’s 2023 homeless point-in-time count. Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties all showed that chronic homelessness is down 17% compared to last year.

Listen on OPB: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/11/chronic-homelessness-drops-portland-region-point-in-time-count/

Homelessness Research & Action

Initial results from the 2023 Portland region homeless point-in-time count are out and data from this year is promising. Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties all showed a drop in chronic homelessness. That number is down 17 percent, compared to 2022.

05/29/2023
Support the community-focused work of CUPA's centers, institutes, and academic units on Day of Giving! Learn more → bit....
04/12/2023

Support the community-focused work of CUPA's centers, institutes, and academic units on Day of Giving!

Learn more → bit.ly/CUPADOG

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Urban Center, 506 SW Mill Street
Portland, OR
97201

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