By Michelle McKinley, CSWS Director In December, 2006, I accepted a tenure track position at the University of Oregon. I was a single mother with a tribe of young kids. I was broke, having gone through a bitter and expensive…
Editor’s Note: This article was published in Around the O on June 5, 2020. Yvonne Braun and Judith Raiskin are CSWS faculty affiliates. Great research is not limited to eureka moments, and inspiring such research isn’t done only by scientists…
How has the COVID-19 crisis impacted research productivity? A recent story in The Guardian explores how female academics are struggling to keep up with teaching and care-giving responsibilities during lockdown. According to the report, women in higher education say that…
CSWS congratulates three faculty affiliates who have won the UO’s prestigious Distinguished Teaching Awards. The awards are presented every spring to faculty members who are nominated by the campus community based on their demonstration of exceptional teaching that is inclusive,…
CSWS is now collecting materials for our 2020 edition of the Annual Review. Each issue features a selection of new books by faculty who research women and gender. We are especially interested in books by those who have received CSWS…
On April 21, vice president for equity and inclusion Yvette Alex-Assensoh sent a letter of gratitude to all University of Oregon faculty members. The message outlined invisible challenges around equity and inclusion that our students are facing and listed some…
