Tag: CSWS

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.…

Applications for CSWS Travel Grants due Nov. 7

Applications for CSWS Travel Grants are due Nov. 7. These small grants (up to $300) are available for UO faculty, staff (with the appropriate end degree), and graduate students for travel expenses to be incurred from January 1 – June…

Cherríe Moraga: Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Pictured is Merrie Moraga.

CHERRÍE MORAGA “The Last Exhale of Our Mother’s Breath” — The ‘Work’ of the First Generation Writer Thursday, October 13, 2016 – 6:00 PM Crater Lake Room Erb Memorial Union (EMU) 1222 E. 13th Ave. Activist Methods Workshop Friday, October…

Application period now closed for 2016-17 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship

Application Deadline: Friday, September 2, 2016 Printable flyer Le Guin Funding Details March 15, 2016—Competition is now open for the 2016-17 Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship. Now in its fourth year, the fellowship is sponsored by the Center for…

CSWS faculty affiliates Elly Vandegrift and Daniel HoSang receive teaching honors

June 27, 2016—Two CSWS faculty affiliates were selected as this year’s recipients of the UO’s Williams Fellowships. Elly Vandegrift, associate director of the UO Science Literacy Program and a senior instructor in biology, and Daniel HoSang, an associate professor of…

CSWS Noon Talk: Joan Haran, “Imaginactivism: Science Fiction and Social Justice Projects”

Pictured is Joan Haran.

Jane Grant Conference Room 330 Hendricks Hall 1408 University St. Imaginactivism: Science Fiction and Social Justice Projects a CSWS Noon Talk presented by visiting scholar Joan Haran “What can we learn from the activisms of SF writers and fans and…