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President Robert Kelly opened the 2025 Convocation Address “Advancing Hope” with a clear focus: confronting the political struggles facing higher education.
I applied to become a Beacon reporter not because my veins bleed words and bylines, but because I just wanted to give journalism a shot. I pitched the stories I loved, including coverage of concerts and cyclist safety, spent late nights editing in the library and now, am in charge of our little St. Mary’s newsroom.
Men’s soccer cruised to a 3-0 victory over the University of Central Arkansas Bears in their season opener Aug. 22. Portland extends their unbeaten streak to 11 matches dating back to last season, and has not lost an opening day match since 2017.
Women’s soccer lost a close 1-0 match to the Cal State Fullerton Titans in their home opener Aug. 21. Titans senior midfielder Isabella Cruz scored the lone, unassisted goal with under 18 minutes remaining.
Students, faculty, staff, a therapy dog and a saxophone player covering pop hits were all ready to welcome the Class of 2029 on move-in day.
Move UP, a sustainability initiative that aims to reduce waste produced by student move-in and move-out, is taking on its fall semester venture: delivering discounted used fridge and microwave rentals to students.
Journalist and UP alum Edward Langlois will join the University of Portland on Aug. 18 as the new assistant director for student media and adviser to The Beacon.
Waldschmidt Hall and a University exit sign were vandalized with the painted words “Free Palestine” and acronym “DAMPL” before 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 14.
The city of Portland has an eccentric coffee scene, being ranked the No. 4 coffee city in the United States. With coffee shops on seemingly every corner, the options for coffee feel infinite.
Dear UP community,
The 2024-25 athletic year has been undoubtedly historic for sports at the University of Portland, and this spring season has brought more records, top performances and unforgettable moments to the Pilot community.
On the north side of the Franz River Campus, in an area that was expected to house a competition-ready track complex complete with a Pilots-purple race track, is now a construction site covered in 12-18 inches of gravel in an effort to level the ground.
A college education contributes to a profound expansion of mind. In as little as three to five years, many undergraduates’ worldviews — among them intellectual, political, ethical and spiritual — undergo an astonishing renovation. That’s because a liberal arts education encourages a broadening sense of personhood that forces students to think about themselves in a wider context.
Dear Readers,
The cohosts of one of my favorite podcasts, “Can I Say Something,” Madeline Ford and Maalvika Bhat, are obsessed with giving what they call “BOD,” or benefit of the doubt. The pair, who obviously enjoy a catchy acronym, have put memorable words to a concept that has subtly influenced every relationship in my life. And it should be influencing yours, too.
As President of the Society for Mexican American Philosophy (SMAP), Associate Professor Alejandro Santana and his fellow board members felt a need to bring SMAP members together. With the last conference taking place in 2017 at Texas A&M University, Santana and SMAP board members began to plan the 2025 Summer Institute.
When Rachel Hester first stepped on campus in the fall of 2022, she knew basically nothing about the sport of rowing.
The University of Portland is introducing a new sustainability program aimed at reducing waste during student move-in and move-out periods.
During the COVID-19 quarantine, Portland-based poet Anis Mojgani virtually navigated his new position as Oregon’s poet laureate. Instead of traveling across the state to connect Oregonians to poetry, he inhabited an art studio six months shy of demolition.
At approximately 2:16 p.m., Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) responded to a fire near Willamette Boulevard and Menlo Avenue. According to PF&R Public Information Officer Rick Graves, an unattended fire in a homeless encampment caused the fire to extend to the brush nearby.
