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Portland State University Tells High Schoolers: Participation in Protests Won’t Affect Your Admission

March 02, 2018 / PSU-AAUP

Willamette Week
By Elise Herron
March 1, 2018

High School students who participate in protests were given assurance by Portland State University on Wednesday that their extra-curricular activism will not affect their admission to the school.

"Students who take part in protests like the March for Our Lives and the National School Walkout Day should not worry that these activities will jeopardize their admission to PSU," the school said in a statement.

Read the full article at the Willamette Week website here.