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June 10, 2025 | Pacific Politics & Government Professor Jules Boykoff was quoted by the Associated Press on how recent protests of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, and the U.S. response, are affecting the city and nation's international reputation as the city looks ahead to the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games.

June 10, 2025 | Jules Boykoff, professor of politics & government, provided analysis on the "No Kings" Protests scheduled nationwide on June 14. Boykoff studies protest movements. “Some recent events have upped the poignancy of the moment. They have upped the ante politically. It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if we saw enormous crowds across the country.” 

May 28, 2025 | Professor of Politics & Government Jules Boykoff is quoted by The New York Times on an article analyzing whether Los Angeles can deliver on promises made for the 2028 Olympic Games (subscription required).

May 20, 2025 | The Forest Grove (Oregon) News-Times goes in depth on the expanded legal services that the local nonprofit Adelante Mujeres is offering for local residents. That includes the organization's attorney, Nanci Vasquez Rios '19, who returned to Forest Grove after earning her law degree in Rhode Island.

May 16, 2025 | Professor of Biology Paige Baugher was profiled by Courthouse News Service in an article celebrating volunteers with Portland Mountain Rescue, which performs high-altitude rescues in the Northwest.

May 2, 2025 | Record-breaking sprinter Ally Hammond '26 was featured by Portland's KATU-TV about her love for track and field and sprinting. "I think I learned that I can push myself a little harder than I originally thought. Most of it is mental. Like you put in a lot of physical work, but if your mental isn't right, like it's not going to work out."

May 1, 2025 | Ana McAbee MSW '18 was featured in KGW-TV's "Let's Get Out There" segment, talking about the benefits of hike therapy and the elements of nature that she includes in her counseling practice.

Apr. 25, 2025 | Oregon ArtsWatch profiled Elliott Lorenc '20, whose original play, "The Ballad of Iron Jo," was premiered on April 25 at Bag & Baggage Productions in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Apr. 7, 2025 | In the Portland (Oregon) Tribune, Professor of Politics and Government Jules Boykoff discussed the impact of the nationwide "Hand's Off" demonstrations on Saturday, Apr. 5. "When you have thousands of people feeling the same way, it can be a galvanizing force — you know you are not alone and that you are willing to fight."

Apr. 4, 2025 | In a commentary published in the McMinnville (Ore.) News-Register, Professor of Politics & Government Jim Moore speaks about the legacy of former Oregon governor Vic Atiyeh. Moore recently wrote a biography of Oregon's last Republican governor, who donated his personal papers to 51�Թ� in 2013.