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Memorial set for revolutionary UO sociology professor Joan Acker

Source: Memorial set for revolutionary UO sociology professor Joan Acker | Around the O http://around.uoregon.edu/content/memorial-set-revolutionary-uo-sociology-professor-joan-acker See also: http://csws.uoregon.edu/memory-joan-acker-1924-2016/

Fantasmas de la historia: Racismo y Violencia Policial en los Estados Unidos

Pictured is Alaí Reyes-Santos.

Following the events in Dallas, CSWS faculty affiliate Alaí Reyes-Santos was asked to submit a short piece about racism and racial profiling by the Spanish newspaper La Razon. Dr. Reyes-Santos, an associate professor in the UO Department of Ethnic Studies,…

Black Lives Matter

A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 9, 2016.

The Center for the Study of Women in Society affirms that Black Lives Matter and condemns the recent murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, as well as the five Dallas police officers. We continue to stand for and work…

Jane Grant Fellow publishes article on internal migration of Oaxacan indigenous women

Pictured is Ivan Sandoval Cervantes.

July 12, 2016—Iván Sandoval-Cervantes, the 2015-16 CSWS Jane Grant Dissertation Fellowship recipient, completed his PhD in anthropology at the University of Oregon in 2016 and is now a visiting assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, at the University of…

CSWS Welcomes New Director & New Operations Manager

Picgtured are Michelle McKinley and Dena Zaldua.

June 27, 2016—The Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon welcomes two new leaders to its staff effective July 1, 2016. Law professor Michelle McKinley has been appointed as the next director of CSWS.…

Anya Kivarkis named 2016 Hallie Ford Fellow

Pictured is Anya Kivarkis.

Anya Kivarkis, a UO associate professor of art and a faculty affiliate of the CSWS Women of Color Project, is one of five Oregon artists named Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts for 2016. Presented by the Ford Family Foundation,…