Jennifer Ruth is a Professor in the School of Film at Portland State University. She is the author, with Michael Bérubé, of The Humanities, Higher Education, and Academic Freedom: Three Necessary Arguments and It’s Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic Freedom. She is an editor, with Ellen Schrecker and Valerie Johnson, of The Right to Learn: Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Academic Freedom, which won the AAC&U Best Book Prize (2025). With Jan Haaken, she directed the film The Palestine Exception: What’s at Stake in the Campus Protests?

Come learn about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from one of their representatives. They will share specifics about what happens when someone contacts them, who answers when you contact them and what a call would look like. This presentation is open to students, staff, faculty, and the community. 

This suicide prevention training was specifically made for our campus and led by one of the members of our Suicide Prevention Task Force. Come learn about how to support your peers who may be experiencing a crisis and how to care for yourself during that process. 

CHWS is offering free baseline concussion testing. Any students participating in contact sports or activities that could cause a head injury are invited to come and get their screening down. It only takes about 15 minutes! 

Join us November 11, 530-730pm for a conversation with Art Sci Pioneer Victoria Vesna, Professor of Design Media Arts, UCLA. She will talk about some of her latest projects including Atomic Gold Standard, Sunflower Plasma and Art Sci Now. 

The University Chaplaincy is hosting the third Death Cafe of the year on November 19 at 5:30 p.m. in Diversions Cafe! We will have beverages and snacks so come ready to engage in meaningful conversation surrounding death! All are welcome, and feel free to reach out to us with any questions, comments, or concerns!
 

Bring something to read aloud, ideally no longer than a minute. A poem, a passage, an excerpt from a song-- all are welcome. 

Join us on Thursday, November 5 from 4:30–6 p.m. in the Trimble Forum for an open networking event connecting Puget Sound students and alumni. This casual gathering brings the Logger Link mentorship community together in person to share experiences, make connections, and spark conversations about career paths and life after college. Free food will be available as well! 

Enjoy the much-loved Adelphian Concert Choir and Voci d'Amici as they perform WinterFest, the annual celebration of winter in music and poetry with works from many traditions, cultures, and lands; conducted by Steven Zopfi and narrated by Rev. David Wright ’96. 

Enjoy the much-loved Adelphian Concert Choir and Voci d'Amici as they perform WinterFest, the annual celebration of winter in music and poetry with works from many traditions, cultures, and lands; conducted by Steven Zopfi and narrated by Rev. David Wright ’96.