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- ↑ Manning, Jeff (May 27, 2020). "Portland State University board unanimously approves Stephen Percy as new president". The Oregonian/Oregon Live. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Hanna (June 2, 2020). "Stephen Percy will become PSU's 10th president". Portland State Vanguard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "MEET PRESIDENT STEPHEN PERCY". www.pdx.edu. Portland State University. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ Hammond, Betsy (August 2, 2023). "Portland State's new president starts work, cans provost". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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