Politics & Society Articles
From Arafat to the Dalai Lama, Alum Shielded Leaders
Cam Burks, BS ’96, put himself in harm’s way as a special agent for the US and global dignitaries
Anita Hill sees Peril and Promise for Feminism
Anita Hill visits May 9 to lecture in conjunction with fiftieth anniversary celebrations of the Center for the Study of Women in Society
Five Faculty Members on the Women Who Move Them
The Center for the Study of Women in Society supports inspiring faculty members. But who inspires them?
How a Group of Visionaries Forged a Feminist Future
The Center for the Study of Women in Society is celebrating fifty years of research on issues tied to gender—and setting its sights on the decades to come
She Risked Everything for Women, Workers, and Justice
Defying women’s roles of her time, Marie Equi was a frontier doctor who fought for causes still at issue today
Religious Scholar Courts Controversy with “Creating the Qur’an”
Stephen Shoemaker challenges claims adopted by Muslims and non-Muslims alike
Fighting Hunger from the Willamette Valley
Food law expert Michael Fakhri addresses issues, starting with seeds and rising to corporate practices
Lifting “Chicas” into College
Her experience and ideas make alumna Itzel Chávez Gómez the bridge to higher ed for Latinas in Oregon
UO Students Experience Black History and Culture in DC
Fourteen visit Washington, DC as part of a trip sponsored by the UO Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center