The Truly Diverse Faculty: New Dialogues in American Higher Education coedited by Stephanie Fryberg and Ernesto Javier Martínez (Palgrave MacMillan, October 2014, 320 pp) Publisher’s synopsis “Many universities in the twenty-first century claim ‘diversity’ as a core value, but fall…
Month: October 2014
Interpreting Islam, Modernity, and Women’s Rights in Pakistan — a new book by Anita Weiss
Interpreting Islam, Modernity, and Women’s Rights in Pakistan (Palgrave Macmillan, October 2014) is the latest book by Anita M. Weiss, professor and head, UO Department of International Studies. Professor Weiss is a long-time CSWS faculty affiliate. Publisher’s synopsis “In Pakistan,…
Fathers still face stigma on family leave, Coltrane tells NYT
“Fathers who take time off to bond with a new child face many of the same workplace repercussions as women, interim UO President Scott Coltrane told The New York Times for an article that appeared online Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.”…
CSWS-Funded Survey Reveals High Level of Sexual Assault on Campus
October 1, 2014, Eugene, OR—A survey by UO professor Jennifer Freyd (Psychology) and graduate students Carly Smith and Marina Rosenthal reveals that 35 percent of female students at the University of Oregon have had sexual experiences without consent. The survey…
Conference: Studying Sex in China
Reception following the Oct. 6 panel discussion Seminar: Modernity and Sex in China Oct. 5, 2015 | 4:00 P.M. 101 Peterson Hall 935 E. 13th Jin Jiang, Department of History, East China Normal University, Shanghai, “Concepts of Sex in…
CSWS founding member Mary Rothbart joins prestigious academy
Two UO scientists join prestigious academy | Around the O. October 8, 2014—Professor Mary K. Rothbart, professor emerita of psychology and one of the founding members of the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society, was inducted into…
