Exploring Cultural Differences through Science Fiction
Professor Phil Scher uses science fiction and alien cultures to teach anthropology—and to challenge college students’ assumptions about humanity.
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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.
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.
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.
Fighting Feminine Genocide
With violence against women on the rise in many Latin American countries, a UO philosophy professor is working to make feminine genocide a recognized crime throughout Mexico.
Student Spotlight - Eugene to Santa Fe
In a theater production class, Grigorii Malakhov discovered a new passion that has taken him all the way to a world-renowned opera company.
Elevating Women Scholars Around the World
EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, ASIAN STUDIES - Fulbright Scholar and CAS Professor Alisa Freedman is chronicling the rise of women’s scholarship during a five-month trip to Vietnam, where she's helping women professors find their footing in the academic publishing world.
Finding Strength in Community
Growing up as a Chehalis Tribal member in the predominantly white town of Olympia, Wash., Tiera Garrety struggled to connect with her peers. She felt isolated in schools that lacked Indigenous representation, and her grades began to suffer.
Liberal Arts Without Borders
Many students at the University of Oregon’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) feel driven to extend their studies outside of class, taking advantage of the many hands-on learning opportunities the college offers. CAS spoke with three students in the college who are taking their education abroad, whether it’s studying Italian in a small village, podcasting with marine biologists or gathering research for a doctoral dissertation.
Meet Ernesto Javier Martínez
Ernesto Javier Martínez, associate professor and head of the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to turn his short film 'La Serenata' into a full-length movie.