Faculty affiliates receive UO promotions
CSWS is delighted to congratulate the 102 members of the UO community who have received tenure and promotion this year, and especially to faculty in our CSWS community.
Affiliate news
Freedman named a 2026 Williams Fellow
Alisa Freedman, professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been named a 2026 Williams Fellow by the UO Office of the Provost. This prestigious award recognizes innovative teachers who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to undergraduate education by challenging their students academically, creating an engaged and inclusive learning environment, striving to improve the learning process, and fostering collaboration within or beyond their departments.
Schmitke, Thorsson win 2026 Distinguished Teaching Awards
CSWS affiliates Alison Schmitke and Courtney Thorsson are among the recipients of the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Awards from the Office of the Provost.
Lynn Stephen elected to AAAS
CSWS affiliate Lynn Stephen was elected in April to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, with 250 other leaders in academia, industry, the arts and more.
CSWS reaches Ducks Give fundraising goal
CSWS surpassed our $5,000 fundraising goal during Ducks Give, raising $5,360 from 39 gifts to support undergraduate research on gender. It's not too late to give! See story for details.
CSWS Congratulates 2026–27 Research Award Winners
The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) awarded $94,000 for scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender at the University of Oregon for AY 2026–27. A total of 20 grants and fellowships were given to 16 graduate students and four faculty members.
April 29 Noon Talk to feature Baroque music live performance
For the first time, a CSWS Noon Talk will feature live musical performances. 2025 Faculty Research Fellow Joyce Wei-Jo Chen, an assistant professor in the School of Music and Dance, will be sharing her research, “Cherchez la femme: Music by Baroque Women Composers.” The talk explores how music by Baroque women composers comes to life through performance, teaching, and collaboration.
CLLAS research cooloquium to explore Latine worldmaking
The Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) is pleased to host a research colloquium, "Latine Worldmaking: Queer Ecologies, Migration, and Belonging," featuring faculty and graduate student scholars whose work explores how migration, embodiment, environment, and cultural production shape Latine experiences of belonging. Through literature, media, performance, and critical theory, this event highlights interdisciplinary approaches to identity, place, and community across Latinx and Latin American contexts.
Affiliates featured in media stories on empathy bias, NEH cuts
University of Oregon faculty and CSWS affiliates Mattie Burkert and Sara Hodges were interviewed recently for media stories related to their research.
Alisa Freedman featured in CAS Connection
Japanese Popular Culture and the World is a well-attended class in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) taught by Alisa Freedman, professor of Japanese literature and culture and CSWS faculty research fellow. She created the class a decade ago to help students better understand the trends they love, their culture and social meanings, and the patterns of globalization they represent.