Portland State Vanguard

Portland State Vanguard

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Portland State's student-run newspaper since 1946. Covers local, breaking news, and more It publishes every Tuesday during the academic year.

The tabloid format newspaper has a circulation of 5,000, and is distributed for free in the Portland State campus area. The Portland State Media Board, which consists of four students, four faculty members, and one community member, acts as the Vanguard’s publishing body. The board hires the newspaper’s editor each year, and the remainder of the staff is hired by the editor. Editors serve a one year term from June to June. The Vanguard is entirely student-run, employing about 60 paid student reporters, photographers, graphic designers and editors. The newspaper and its staff have won several collegiate journalism awards, including the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association General Excellence Award and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award. The current editor-in-chief is Colleen Leary. Go to psuvanguard.com/about for a full list of editors. The Vanguard’s advisor is Reaz Mahmood. This page is managed by the Vanguard online editor, Jaime Dunkle.

09/18/2026

BREAKING NEWS: SEIU 503, representing as many as 600 of PSU’s classified staff,  has officially voted to strike.

08/28/2026

WE’RE HIRING! Click the link in our bio to the find the application.

08/21/2026

We’re still here for the summer! Click the link in our bio to find how to have a Portland summer on a budget and all of our other summer issues.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates!

06/14/2026

Vanguard’s 80th Anniversary issue out now! Find it in newsstands around campus and downtown Portland. 🗞️

05/21/2026

We checked out the PSU Wizard’s Guild to see what it’s all about.

05/11/2026

President Ann Cudd’s town hall is Monday, May 11, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom.

05/04/2026

Vikings Softball secured a victory over the University of Northern Colorado for Senior Night! 🥎

05/02/2026

Issue #20 is out now! Find it in newsstands around campus. 🗞️

05/02/2026

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Protesters have left the Neuberger building on their own accord, no arrests were made.

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