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Baylis to give Feb. 10 talk on Designer Babies

The Wayne Morse Center presents Françoise Baylis, 2020-21 Wayne Morse Chair, in the annual Mayne Morse Chair Public Address to be held 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10. The talk is titled, "Designer Babies: All You Ever Wanted to Know (and More)."

Freyd to retire, pay equity suit against UO continues

After 33 years at University of Oregon, psychology professor Jennifer Freyd will be able to retire and keep her pay equity law suit against the university alive. Initially, UO officials said she had to drop her suit in order to accept a retirement incentive package.

Anti-oppressive pedagogy workshops coming Feb. 22-27 online

UOTeach has announced the schedule for their 2021 Educational Equity and Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy TeachIN. Postponed from last March due to the pandemic, this online event features a series of evening workshops during the week of Feb. 22-27, 2021.

Annually, the Oregon UOTeach teacher licensure program collaborates with national scholars of educational equity in teaching and learning to provide ongoing professional development on culturally responsive and culturally sustaining pedagogies.

Martha S. Jones to discuss 'Black Americans and the Borders of Belonging' Feb. 18

The Center for the Study of Women in Society (University of Oregon) and the Tanner Humanities Center (University of Utah) present "Black Americans and the Borders of Belonging": A Conversation with Martha S. Jones on February 18 at 11 a.m. PT (Noon MT).

Professor Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History, and a Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at The Johns Hopkins University. She is a legal and cultural historian whose work examines how black Americans have shaped the story of American democracy.

CSWS funding applications due Jan. 29

The application deadline for all 2021-22 faculty, staff, and graduate research grants is January 29, 2021, by 5 p.m.

CSWS maintains a number of grant programs to support the work on women and gender initiated by University of Oregon faculty, staff, and graduate students. By providing these highly competitive grants and fellowships, CSWS consistently has supported many important research projects at various stages of development and enriched programs in all sectors of the university.

Study finds obstacles for women and minorities in chemistry

Editor's Note: Study co-author Geraldine Richmond is a CSWS faculty affiliate.

From Around the O — Insufficient interactions with advisers and peers, as well as financial problems, are derailing career aspirations of women and minority groups pursing graduate degrees in the nation’s highest-funded chemistry programs.

WOC launches Books in Print events on Jan. 29

The Women of Color Project is launching a Books in Print event series featuring recent monographs by CSWS affiliates.

The first event is a panel discussion of two recent works by Ana-Maurine Lara, assistant professor of anthropology and women's, gender, and sexuality studies, University of Oregon. The event takes place 3-5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, on Zoom. Registration is required for this event (see below).

Escallón to present CAS Interdisciplinary Research Talk on Feb. 3

The 2020-21 CAS Interdisciplinary Research Talk series presents Maria Fernanda Escallón, assistant professor of anthropology, in a talk titled "Cultural Heritage Declarations and The Trap of Exclusion" on Thursday, Feb. 4, 3:30–5:00 p.m. The CAS IR talks are 35-45 minutes followed by a Q&A session. Since teaching and research in the liberal arts is often multidisciplinary and collaborative, the talks are meant to encourage conversation, interest, and understanding across divisional lines in the college.

Melissa Graboyes discusses life in Italy during its coronavirus peak

CSWS affiliate Melissa Graboyes is an associate professor of Medical History and African History in the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon. In this UO Today interview, Graboyes talks about her experience living in Italy when COVID-19 hit, and shares her perspectives as a public health expert. "It's good the vaccine is not available to the mass public for another few months.

AAUP report shows challenges faced by women in academia

In December, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released an in-depth look at the makeup and salaries of full-time faculty members in US higher education. Using data collected by the US Department of Education, this snapshot provides an updated demographic profile of full-time faculty by academic rank and institution type, highlighting disparities among women and people of color.

Writing A Death in Harlem: An Interview with Karla Holloway

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Interview by Ulrick Casimir, Department of English

Book club focused on disability justice seeks faculty members

From Around the O — The University of Oregon’s Deconstructing Whiteness Working Group has partnered with the Accessible Education Center to offer faculty members an opportunity to participate in a book club focused on the intersections of disability and other marginalized identities.

Book club focused on disability justice seeks faculty members

From Around the O — The University of Oregon’s Deconstructing Whiteness Working Group has partnered with the Accessible Education Center to offer faculty members an opportunity to participate in a book club focused on the intersections of disability and other marginalized identities.

CoDaC Week of Writing Returns During Winter Break

The Center on Diversity and Community Faculty Writing Circle program invites you to participate in a Winter Break Faculty Week of Writing, to take place December 16-22. Facutly will be writing on the five weekdays only, leaving the weekend for rest, holiday celebration and/or preparation, or anything else you desire.

CSWS grants workshop set for Wednesday, Dec. 2

The Center for the Study of Women in Society will be hosting our annual grant application workshop from 12–1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 for graduate students and faculty who have not gone through the research funding application process at the center.

CSWS Kitchen Table podcast coming soon

Over the summer, CSWS began work on a new podcast series called Kitchen Table, hosted by CSWS Director Michelle McKinley and Shoniqua Roach, assistant professor of African and African American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University.

CSWS Kitchen Table podcast coming soon

Over the summer, CSWS began work on a new podcast series called Kitchen Table, hosted by CSWS Director Michelle McKinley and Shoniqua Roach, assistant professor of African and African American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University.

Ana Lara wins Ruth Benedict Prize

Assistant Professor Ana-Maurine Lara, women's, gender, and sexuality studies, has been awarded the Ruth Benedict Prize of the Association for Queer Anthropology, a section of the American Anthropological Association for her book Queer Freedom: Black Sovereignty (SUNY Press 2020), out this month.

Museum's exhibit on Eugene's civil rights history goes digital

racing to change posterFrom Around the O, Oct. 27, 2020 — To help meet the challenges of a global pandemic, the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History is unveiling its first fully online exhibit, “Racing to Change: Oregon’s Civil Rights Years – The Eugene Story.”

UO to launch a new center focused on racial disparities

From Around the O, Oct. 12, 2020 — Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips announced the launch of a series of initiatives to combat racism and enhance inclusion on campus, including the creation of a new research and policy center focused on racial disparities and resilience.

Oct. 20 Talk to Discuss Democracy

This fall, the Wayne Morse Center celebrates 20 years of promoting civic engagement, inclusive democracy, and justice with a series of talks on the theme of science, policy, and the public: