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March

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UP President Robert D. Kelly Appointed to ACCU Board of Directors

Awards and Rankings

March 4, 2025

University of Portland President Robert D. Kelly, PhD has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), effective immediately.

February

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University of Portland Selected as a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

Awards and Rankings

February 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized the University of Portland (UP) as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

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UP Nursing Graduates Achieve Near-Perfect Total Pass Rate on ‘NCLEX’ Nursing Licensure Exam

Nursing

February 19, 2025

Oregon’s largest nursing school, which in recent years delivered the largest graduating class of nurses in state history, has a new program record to brag about: 98.25 percent.

January

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UP to Build a ‘Civic Humanities Incubator’ through $500,000 Mellon Foundation Grant  

College of Arts and Sciences

January 28, 2025

University of Portland students who deeply engage in the humanities—the art, language, and history that define a society’s cultures, values, and beliefs—are poised to take their studies to a whole new level.