CAS Connection All Stories archive
Meet Your New Latinx Studies Professors
This academic year, nine tenure-track faculty members are joining the College of Arts and Sciences, in what is a comprehensive investment in the college’s Latinx studies-related course offerings, in several departments across the college's three divisions.
Exploring Identity in CAS
Students come to the College of Arts and Sciences seeking a degree, but many find something even greater: a sense of belonging, connection and purpose.
Fighting Mad
Sociology Associate Professor Krystale Littlejohn's latest book explores the impact of overturning the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion.
CAS Seniors: Stepping into the Future
GLOBAL HEALTH, GLOBAL STUDIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, PHYSICS - Where can a liberal arts degree take you? These College of Arts and Sciences seniors are charting their own course as they pursue careers in the specialty coffee industry, particle physics and public service.
The Power of Pre: One Scholar’s Explanation
ENGLISH, FOLKLORE AND PUBLIC CULTURE - While running cross country in high school, Daniel Wojcik had the opportunity to run with UO track legend Steve Prefontaine. Now an English and folklore studies professor, he explores the enduring lore and traditions surrounding the record-breaking athlete who helped establish Eugene as Track Town USA.
Rediscovering Indigenous storytelling
ENGLISH, NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES — As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and an associate professor of English at the University of Oregon, Kirby Brown blends a deep commitment to preserving his family’s personal stories with a vision for fostering Indigenous research and archival storytelling. Through storytelling and literature, he seeks to highlight moments of love, joy, humor, resistance, desire, and futurity.
Understanding Imperiled Earth
A new book by Museum of Natural and Cultural History Executive Director and CAS alum Todd Braje looks back in history to find solutions for the climate crisis.
Committed to the Classroom
What makes an excellent teacher? Find out from three CAS faculty members who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to student learning.