Month: January 2017

A good time to hear stories of people of color | Opinion

When I attended the annual MLK awards luncheon Jan. 18 on the University of Oregon campus, I felt a warm sense of pride for my co-workers at the Center for the Study of Women in Society, where I have worked…

Imaginactivism: Author & Activist Starhawk on Social and Environmental Justice

Two appearances in two different locations. 1) Imaginactivism: An afternoon conversation with Renowned Author and Activist Starhawk about Social and Environmental Justice 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Browsing Room, Knight Library 1501 Kincaid St., UO campus In this afternoon event…

CSWS Research Grant Proposals due January 30

Pictured is a former graduate student doing research with microfinance clients in Bolivia.

Proposals for CSWS research support grants for faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students are due by 5 p.m. on January 30, 2017. Guidelines and applications are available at: http://csws.uoregon.edu/funding/research-grants/ These support grants include: 2017-18 Faculty/staff Research Grants 2017-18 Graduate Student…

Historians shed light on private life of American “Patriarch” Thomas Jefferson

“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination The Oregon Humanities Center is honored to host two of America’s leading Jefferson scholars for this spring’s O’Fallon Lecture in Law and American Culture: Annette Gordon-Reed, Charles…

Saru Jayaraman—Food First: Justice, Security, and Sovereignty

Pictured is Saru Jayaraman.

Knight Library, Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. Opening panel, film & keynote Free & open to the public Printable poster PDF Lorwin Lecture Series: Saru Jayaraman Keynote: (3:30–5 pm). “Forked: A New Standard for American Dining” Saru Jayaraman is the…