Yvette Saavedra, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, has been awarded the 2024 Antonia I. Castañeda Prize for her article “Speaking for Themselves: Rancheras and Respectability in Mexican California, ...

  Congratulations to Professor Judith Raiskin, who has been awarded a CAS Diversity Grant matched by a grant from the Division of Equity and Inclusion. These funds will go towards completing her documentary, ‘Outliers and Outlaws.’ In addition to these two DEI awards, Judith has ...

Dr. Isabel Millán recently published the book Coloring Into Existence: Queer of Color Worldmaking in Children’s Literature. The book explores the curious ways that queer and trans of color publications “color outside the lines”— refusing to conform to industry standards, intermixing ...

Join the Gender Collective to discuss matters of gender and sex, and meet like-minded people. Meetings are Fridays from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Knight Library (Study Room 221).  All majors and minors are welcome! For questions, please contact the Club President, Bambi Naba, at cnaba@uoregon.edu.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino has established a Scholarly Advisory Committee to guide the museum on important matters and provide input on the museum’s comprehensive plan to preserve, document, display/interpret and promote knowledge of U.S. Latino history, art and ...

Dr. Isabel Millán recently published the picture book Chabelita’s Heart/El corazón de Chabelita. The book is written in English and in Spanish. It is briefly described as follows: “with the support of her loving Chicanx family, a girl named Chabelita discovers it’s okay to like ...

Congratulations to Associate Professor Ana Lara on her newly announced tenure. Professor Lara has recently had two books published. We celebrate her excellent research and commitment to our students!  Queer Freedom: Black Sovereignty  was published by SUNY Press in October 2020 and won the 2020 ...

Dr. Millán has been selected for the 2021-22 Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship is highly sought after. The 2021 Career Enhancement Fellows work in such disciplines as African American studies, English, women’s and gender studies, sociology, and more. They ...

Dr.  Yvette Saavedra was featured on The Crown City Podcast  on April 21st, 2021. Listen here: https://www.thecrowncitypodcast.com/episodes/episode-01-slow-travel-4t5bk-8wgel-dglty-kfcfn-77lwk-ze7ws-zwp65 The topic was Dr. Saavedra’s book Pasadena Before the Roses:  Race, Identity, and Land ...

Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy https://provost.uoregon.edu/2020-distinguished-teaching-awards/judith-raiskin Faculty Research Mentor Award from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Engagement https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-professors-earn-mentorship-awards-work-students Williams ...