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October 23, 2014

Eugene, OR—A task force charged with studying sexual assault prevention methods at the University of Oregon recommended the creation of a single office on campus for sexual and gender violence. This was among 23 recommendations presented on October 22 to the University of Oregon Senate by the task force co-chairwoman, Carol Stabile, former director of the Center for the Study of Women in Society and a professor in the UO School of Journalism and Communication and Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Three CSWS faculty affiliates have been named recipients of the University of Oregon Fund for Faculty Excellence Awards for AY 2014-15. They are among 13 UO faculty members chosen for this award.

Books Aren’t Dead (BAD) interview for October 2014 is now uploaded on the Fembot website.

EMU Ballroom UO campus 1222 E. 13th Ave.

The Truly Diverse Faculty: New Dialogues in American Higher Education coedited by Stephanie Fryberg and Ernesto Javier Martínez (Palgrave MacMillan, October 2014, 320 pp)

Interpreting Islam, Modernity, and Women’s Rights in Pakistan (Palgrave Macmillan, October 2014) is the latest book by Anita M.

“Fathers who take time off to bond with a new child face many of the same workplace repercussions as women, interim UO President Scott Coltrane told The New York Times for an article that appeared online Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.” See this story in its entirety at: Fathers still face stigma on family leave, Coltrane tells NYT | Around the O.

Professor Coltrane is a CSWS faculty affiliate.

October 1, 2014, Eugene, OR—A survey by UO professor Jennifer Freyd (Psychology) and graduate students Carly Smith and Marina Rosenthal reveals that 35 percent of female students at the University of Oregon have had sexual experiences without consent. The survey was funded by the Center for the Study of Women in Society along with private donors.

Read more: http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/campus/

Reception following the Oct. 6 panel discussion

Seminar: Modernity and Sex in China Oct. 5, 2015 | 4:00 P.M. 101 Peterson Hall 935 E. 13th

Mary K. Rothbart

Two UO scientists join prestigious academy | Around the O.

If you are a CSWS faculty affiliate, research interest group member, supporter, contributor, or UO administrator, the 2014 CSWS Annual Review will be landing soon in your ma

Interim UO President Scott Coltrane

President Coltrane moves ahead on senate recommendations | Around the O.

Daniel HoSang

appointed to equity and inclusion post | Around the O.

Mary K. Rothbart

Mary Rothbart honored for her career in personality psychology | Around the O.

September 5, 2014—Books Aren’t Dead: Technomobility in China: Young Migrant Women and Mobile Phones

Gabriela Martinez

141 Allen Hall 1020 University St. UO campus

“Collective Memory: The Role of Media Makers”

Speakers urge UO to do more to prevent sexual assaults | Around the O.

August 27, 2015—A crowd of about 50 gathered for the first public forum at the University of Oregon by the President’s Review Panel, which heard thoughts and comments from a dozen people. Read more in this report from Around the O.

Keynote Luncheon (must RSVP), held 11-1, Ford Alumni Center Community Conversation, 3-5 pm, Gerlinger Lounge Printable Flyer

Knight Library, Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. Free & open to public

See also Globalization, Gender and Development Conference

Beall Concert Hall 961 E. 18th Ave. Eugene -- UO campus

Archivist Jennifer O'Neal receives national diversity award | Around the O.

Fembot’s Books Aren’t Dead (BAD) interview for August 2014 is now uploaded on the Fembot website.

Theresa May

Many Nations Longhouse 1630 Columbia St. UO campus Free & open to the public (Bring Your Own Lunch)

July 28, 2014

Sexual assault review panel to begin work this week | Around the O.

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 1430 Johnson Lane UO campus

Sponsored by the UO Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for the Study of Women in Society

250 Clinical Services 901 E. 18th UO campus

These events open to the public. See Conference Website for more information.

SCHEDULE Highlights

Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

Yvonne Braun

Browsing Rm, Knight Library 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus

Browsing Room Knight Library 1501 Kincaid St.

July 10, 2014—Fembot, a CSWS Special Project, announces the release of its latest edition of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology.

Melissa Graboyes

Graduate School Student Lounge Susan Campbell Hall 1431 Johnson Lane UO campus

Browsing Room, Knight Library 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus

Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology | adanewmedia.org  Issue 7, February 2015

Ada is a publication of Fembot, which is a special project of the UO Center for the Study of Women in Society.