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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.

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.

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. 

Key findings are:

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Interview by Ulrick Casimir, Department of English

Kemi Balogun

The Office of the Provost has selected 15 faculty members as the 2020-21 Fund for Faculty Excellence recipients.

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.

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.

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.

Applications for the Le Guin Feminist Science Fiction Fellowship are due January 8, 2021.

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.

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:

by Jenée Wilde, CSWS Research Dissemination Specialist

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.

From 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.”

From Around the O, Sept. 21, 2020:

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:

Tara Fickle

CSWS faculty affiliate , associate professor of English, has been named a 2020 American Book Award winner for her first book, The Race Card: From Gaming Technologies to Model Minorities (New York University Press).

Editor's note: Additional faculty affiliate videos have been released and are added to this story.

The Eugene Register-Guard today published an op-ed piece by the leaders of the CSWS Campaign for Caregivers. Please click here to read the full article and share widely!

A recent survey shows UO faculty and staff who care for children, elders, and other dependents are very concerned about available caregiving support for the upcoming academic year during the COVID-19 crisis.

CSWS is delighted to extend congratulations to those members of the community who have received tenure and promotion and especially to faculty in our CSWS community:

By Michelle McKinley, CSWS Director

Editor's note: See comments below for responses to this open letter. Click here for information and updates on the Caregiver Campaign.