Category: People

UO advisor Alisa Freedman receives one of her profession’s high honors

Pictured is Alisa Freedman.

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to long-time CSWS faculty affiliate Alisa Freedman, who has served on CSWS’s advisory board as well as the CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium advisory group over the years.
December 19, 2016—Source: UO advisor receives one of her profession’s high honors | Around the O

“A University of Oregon advisor has received a top honor […]

Professor Carol Silverman confronts the persecution faced by Roma people

Pictured is a group of Roma women and children.

Source: Professor confronts the persecution faced by Roma people | Around the O
In this story from Around the O, CSWS faculty affiliate and anthropology professor Carol Silverman talks about her research among the Roma people, and the racial profiling they experience in Europe and the United States.
“INVADED!!” screams a flier on the computer screen of […]

“Gender Justice in Guatemala: Advances and Challenges,” with Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen

Pictured is a street vendor selling textiles in Guatemala.

[ January 19, 2017; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Room 119
UO campus

UO professors Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen will discuss their research in a CLLAS Faculty Collaborative Research talk titled “Gender Justice in Guatemala: Advances and Challenges.” The talk will take place in Room 119 in the Erb Memorial Union on January 19, 2017, at 3:30 p.m.

Presentation Focus
“In Guatemala, a woman […]

Wayne Morse Center codirector Rebecca Flynn wins a UO Outstanding Employee Award

Pictured is Rebecca Flynn.

Rebecca Flynn
Source: Outstanding Employee Awards | Human Resources
November 17, 2016—Rebecca Flynn, codirector of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, is one of several recipients of a 2016 Outstanding Employee Award, named this week by UO’s Human Resources Department. A friend of CSWS, she moderated last week’s panel at the CSWS Transformative Philanthropy Forum.
Rebecca […]

Transformative Times

Panelist speak at the Transformative Philanthropy forum.

Dear Friends, Champions, Supporters, and Colleagues of the Center for the Study of Women in Society,
We have tried to write this statement countless times over the past two weeks since a law professor wore blackface at her Halloween party.
First, there were no words. How could we even respond to that? Then, there were too many […]

Celebration of Life: Sandi Morgen

[ November 29, 2016; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Guistina Ballroom
Ford Alumni Center
1720 E. 13th Ave.
Eugene OR 97403

Bring your dancing shoes!

Campus Celebration of Life set for Sandra Morgen, for November 29, 4 – 6 p.m.

Sandi was a beloved member of our feminist community and served as director of CSWS for many productive years.

With support from the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts […]