Past Lessons, Future Visions: CSWS 50th Anniversary Alumni Symposium
by Jenée Wilde, Senior Instructor, Department of English
On May 10, 2024, three panels of faculty affiliates, former grant fellows, and friends of the Center for the Study of Women in Society participated in our 50th Anniversary Alumni Symposium. The “Shaping a Feminist Research Center” leadership panel opened the event with stories of what influenced CSWS’s identity as a feminist research center over time. Next, the “Incubating Feminist Futures” special projects panel shared the history and important outcomes of several CSWS research interest groups and initiatives. Finally, the “Envisioning Feminist Futures” alumni panel discussed the long-term impacts of funding feminist research, scholarship, and creative work for UO graduate students and faculty.