AY 2026-2027 - Higher Education in Prison Adjunct Faculty Pool Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Position Announcement Position Details Proposed Start Date 09/16/2026 Working Title AY 2026-2027 - Higher Education in Prison Adjunct Faculty Pool Department 222720 - UGE Higher Educatn in Prison (HEP) Position Number D90614 Representation AP - AFT, Local 3571 Position Summary Brief Description of
PSU/School/Dept Portland State’s 49-acre downtown campus is located in the heart of one of America’s most vibrant centers of culture, business and technology. We are recognized throughout the world for programs like Urban Planning, Social Work, and Environmental Studies that directly engage the community, and aim our students towards the creation of a better, more sustainable world.The Higher Education in Prison
(HEP) program is housed in University Studies, the largest general education program for Portland State. HEP offers an undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies, delivering courses through a combination of in-person, online, and hybrid modalities in two Oregon prison locations: Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and Oregon State Penitentiary. HEP partners and collaborates academic departments and programs to deliver
inclusive, interdisciplinary, and inquiry-based pedagogy.The mission of Portland State University’s Higher Education in Prison (HEP) program is to expand rigorous, quality higher education and to support justice-impacted students post-release. Position Summary The Higher Education in Prison (HEP) program collects new applications throughout the academic year to fill vacancies. Review of applications occurs as new
sections or instructors are needed.University Studies and HEP faculty model intellectual passion and curiosity because they believe in the fundamental aspiration of higher education to prepare people to improve the world.Our faculty are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and practice inquiry-based pedagogy that: provokes students to build self-efficacy through relational learning across difference, encourages a community
of educators to practice engaged teaching for transformative learning, advances civic engagement, reflective practice, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Learn more about HEP at https://www.pdx.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/higher-education-prison or University Studies at: https://www.pdx.edu/university-studies/about-unst Minimum Qualifications Master’s Degree or equivalent. Eligibility to receive volunteer
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