In a first for the Pacific Northwest, Portland State launches Latino/Chicano studies major

PSU’s Latino student population has tripled since 2011, and the university is on track to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution in the coming years.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland State University (PSU) is launching a new major that the university says will reflect its growing Latino student body: Latino/Chicano Studies. The university describes the major as the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.

PSU has offered students a minor in Chicano and Latino studies since 1994, when the university began its Chicano and Latino Studies program. Starting this fall, it will expand to a bachelor’s program.

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