CSWS Affiliate Anita Weiss co-PI of $1 million grant for university partnership in Pakistan

Posted by CSWS Staff on Sep 1, 2013

UO receives $1 million grant for university partnership in Pakistan | AroundtheO.

Anita Weiss is professor and head of the UO Department of International Studies.

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Wine Chat: “Accompaniment with Im/migrant Communities” at Capitello Wines

Kristin Yarris, an associate professor of Global Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, will discuss her edited volume Accompaniment with Im/migrant Communities: Engaged Ethnography.

This collection brings together the experiences and voices of anthropologists whose engaged work with im/migrant communities pushes the boundaries of ethnography toward a feminist, care-based, decolonial mode of ethnographic engagement called “accompaniment.”

Jan 21 - 5:30pm

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Outliers and Outlaws: Documentary Screening and Q&A

A story of lesbian world-builders, Outliers and Outlaws uncovers the fabulous history of a large and vibrant lesbian community in Eugene, Oregon.

Women who migrated to this small town in the 1960s-80s candidly share stories about the power of courageous and creative world-building. Through intimate portraits—both then and now—they show us how to live in hard times with hope, humor, and commitment to social change.

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CSWS Happy Hour & Open House

Join CSWS for an afternoon of conversation, connection, and celebration of the important work being done in feminist research.

Date: Thursday, February 14
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: Hendricks Hall, third floor

In honor of Valentine's Day, we’ll be offering wine, light refreshments, and plenty of chocolate to indulge your sweet tooth. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow researchers, share ideas, and learn more about the work happening across the university in feminist scholarship.

Feb 14 - 3:00pm

Hendricks 330 (CSWS Jane Grant Room)

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CSWS launches undergraduate fellowship

University of Oregon undergraduate students have a new way to participate in the research mission of CSWS.

Launching this year with funding from the Center's 50th anniversary Duckfunder campaign, the CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship is intended to create opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations among science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) faculty and students on campus and to enhance pathways for underrepresented students in STEAM to succeed.

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CSWS research grant applications due Jan. 27

CSWS invites applications for all 2025-26 faculty, staff, and graduate student research grants to support research and/or creative work that addresses women and gender from a range of disciplines across UO colleges and schools. Applications are due 5 p.m.

Nov 8, 2024

CSWS grants info session set for Nov. 18

If your research, scholarship, or creative work engages with the complexities of women’s lives or the complicated nature of intersectional gender identities and inequalities, then you should apply for research funding from the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS).

As the 2025-26 grant funding cycle rapidly approaches, CSWS will be hosting an information session and a grant writing workshop to support graduate students, faculty, and staff through the funding application process.

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CSWS Affiliate Anita Weiss co-PI of $1 million grant for university partnership in Pakistan

Wine Chat: “Accompaniment with Im/migrant Communities” at Capitello Wines

Outliers and Outlaws: Documentary Screening and Q&A

A story of lesbian world-builders, Outliers and Outlaws uncovers the fabulous history of a large and vibrant lesbian community in Eugene, Oregon.

CSWS Happy Hour & Open House

CSWS launches undergraduate fellowship

CSWS research grant applications due Jan. 27

CSWS grants info session set for Nov. 18

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Past Events Menu

50th Anniversary Menu

CSWS Affiliate Anita Weiss co-PI of $1 million grant for university partnership in Pakistan

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Wine Chat: “Accompaniment with Im/migrant Communities” at Capitello Wines

Outliers and Outlaws: Documentary Screening and Q&A

A story of lesbian world-builders, Outliers and Outlaws uncovers the fabulous history of a large and vibrant lesbian community in Eugene, Oregon.

CSWS Happy Hour & Open House

CSWS launches undergraduate fellowship

CSWS research grant applications due Jan. 27

CSWS grants info session set for Nov. 18