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Learning from Aliens

Professor Phil Scher uses science fiction and alien cultures to teach anthropology—and to challenge assumptions about humanity.

Read about Phil Scher

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Meet Your New Latinx Studies Professors

Want to explore Latinx studies from a variety of perspectives? These nine new faculty members are bringing their valuable their expertise in Latinx studies-related issues to CAS.

Read about Latinx Professors

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Democracy at the Ground Level

Take a peek behind the scenes at the Democratic National Convention with Chandler James, assistant professor of political science, who attended the convention as one of Oregon's delegates.

Read about the DNC

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Committed to the Classroom

Teachers usually frown on disruptions during class. But when a group of deans and colleagues barged into these three classrooms, they gave the instructors something to smile about: a Tykeson Teaching Award to honor their excellence.

See Their Reactions

Cintia Martínez Velasco

Fighting Feminine Genocide

With gender-based violence against women spreading across Mexico, philosophy Professor Cintia Martínez Velasco recently urged Mexican consulates around the world to recognize feminine genocide as a federal crime.

Read about Martínez Velasco

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Elevating Women Scholars Around the World

Fulbright Scholar Alisa Freedman is chronicling the rise of women’s scholarship in Vietnam while helping women professors find their footing in the academic publishing world. During a five-month trip, she’ll record and share the women’s personal stories.

Read about Freedman