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Priscilla Yamin new head of WGSS

Pictured is Priscilla Yamin.

Congratulations to Priscilla Yamin, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, now the newly named department head of the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Yamin is also a member of the CSWS Advisory Board. She is the…

Lesbian Oral History Project to become part of UO collections

Judith Raiskin (l) and Linda Long

Editor’s Note: CSWS is supporting this research through a CSWS Faculty Research Grant, with funds from the Mazie Giustina Endowment for Research on Women in the Northwest. September 10, 2018 (reprinted from Around the O)—The history of Eugene’s lesbian community…

Upcoming showcase features Michelle McKinley and other Williams Fund Fellows

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Erb Memorial Union Crater Lake North Williams Fund Showcase will share innovations in teaching from Around the O / October, 26, 2018—Every year, the Williams Fund recognizes faculty members from across campus for their insightful approaches to undergraduate teaching. An…

Yvonne Braun named associate vice provost for academic affairs

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Editor’s Note: Yvonne Braun has served on the CSWS Advisory Board the past two years. August 20, 2018—Yvonne Braun, head of the UO’s Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, has been selected for a half-time position as associate vice…

Courtney Thorsson receives NEH Public Scholars Award

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August 2018—Courtney Thorsson, associate professor of English and a CSWS faculty affiliate, received a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars award in the amount of $60,000 for her project “The Sisterhood and Black Women’s Literary Organizing.” This award will…

Lesbian Oral History Project

Judith Raiskin and Linda Long collect the stories of the local lesbian community.

New History for Future Generations Lesbian Oral History documents gay women in Eugene An article in the August 9th edition of Eugene Weekly highlights the work of the Lesbian Oral History Project being carried out by Linda Long, UO Libraries…