Stephen L. Percy is an American university administrator and academic. He was the 10th president of

Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the next ...

, Oregon's third largest university, until July 31, 2023.

Career

Percy graduated from

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(A.B. Government) and

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(Ph.D. Political Science) before beginning his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the

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(1981-1988). He would later become a professor at

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(1988-2011) and the

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(2011-2014), where he was also the Dean of the College of Public Affairs. Percy joined the faculty at Portland State in 2014. He had been Dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs at PSU (2014-2019) when he took over as interim president when the previous president, Rahmat Shoureshi, was pressured by PSU's Board of Trustees to resign. In May 2020, the board of trustees voted unanimously to make Percy's position permanent, making him the 10th president of PSU. Since 1978 Percy has published 6 books, 1 textbook, 29 articles, and 5 book chapters. Percy retired in August 2023.

References

Living people Presidents of Portland State University Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-academic-administrator-20C-stub