Urban Honors is leading a new way of learning. One that takes on the greatest academic challenge of all: how we apply our learning to the world. Welcome to Urban Academia! From the forests of Portland to the streets of Bangkok, the Urban Honors College at Portland State asks students to embed themselves in the social, cultural, and environmental issues of the urban landscape, developing the critical thinking and writing skills needed to conceptualize, verbalize, and apply academic thinking to real world concepts. This research-based learning results in academic achievements that go beyond the walls of the university.