Winter Becomes Spring 2021 DEI Newsletter

Winter is turning to spring on and off campus. We hope all have had a meaningful winter quarter with time to connect, even as we have been physically distant. Hopefully, we will be together in person soon. As you will find a taste of here, much has been happening this winter with more coming in spring. Follow us on social media and our website for updates. As always, we thank you for your contributions. Please do not hesitate to reach out if we can be of assistance and to let us know what's happening with you.

UO COVID-19 Info and Resources

Winter Quarter Highlights

IDEAL: Our Roadmap for a Fully-Inclusive and Resilient Campus

Black History Month

Women's History Month

African-American Workshop and Lecture Series

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Kimberly Johnson February 9, 2021 How Far Do You Have To Go For Justice? Acting beyond the vote.

Khalil Gibran Muhammad January 13, 2021 The Role of Antiracist Research in the Academy and Beyond

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Spring Offerings

Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC) Cooperative Learning Workshop Series Research Associate Professor Mark J. Van Ryzin, of UO College of Ed will be joined by colleagues from around the University to lead seminars and workshops in cooperative or peer learning. Introductory Seminar: Cooperative Learning, March 16, 11am-12pm Workshop #1: Basics of Cooperative Learning and Implementation Examples April 2, 12:30-2pm Workshop #2: More In-Depth Concepts and Examples, April 16, 12:30-2pm Workshop #3: Additional Concepts, Tips, and Examples, April 30, 12:30-2pm Click for more info and to pre-register

Multicultural Center Watch out for info on the MCC virtual World Without Borders event planned for spring term. This event will highlight and celebrate the many cultures that make up the UO through fun and inclusive programming.

Common Seeing March 5 - June 15 Jordan Schinitzer Museum of Art UO Common Reading Black American Artists: Hank Willis Thomas Alison Saar Info Image: Alison Saar, Sorrow’s Kitchen Play Reading: Personal History By Dominic Taylor Directed by Stanley Coleman Streaming March 10 - 14 Personal History follows an African-American couple as they navigate three moments in American life, stretched out over a century in the city of Chicago.  Info

Oregon Humanities Center Climate Justice Series March 12, Noon Can Science be Saved? Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History of Sciences, Harvard University Info and pre-register Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Nkame: A Retrospective of Cuban Printmaker Belkis Ayón March 3 - May 22 Info

DisOrient Film Festival

Native Studies Colloquium March 16, 3:30 to 6:30 pm Remember Them for Who They Were': Decolonizing Education and Rejecting Pioneer Mythology at Whitman College Anne Reiva UO PhD history candidate Info Moody, Moody: Exhibition by Isa Ramos March 4 - March 19 Erb Memorial Union, Aperture Gallery Artist Statement: "I am a Texas-born queer Mexican-American whose work includes photography, design, illustration, and film/video...Read more Info

Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence Stay tuned and check our website and social media for date for our 2021 CMAE graduation

CSWS Women of Color Books In Print event: Indigenous Children’s Survivance in Public Schools by Leilani Sabzalian April 23, 3 to 4:30 pm Leilani Sabzalian, assistant professor of Indigenous Studies and co-director of the Sapsik’wałá Education Program Panelists include: Meredith McCoy and Kirby Brown Info What a Scientist Learned from Jazz about Innovation April 22 4 - 5:30 pm Stephon Alexander, professor of Physics at Brown University, President of the National Society of Black Physicists and author ofThe Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe  Info and pre-register

Students of Underrepresented Races, Cultures, and Ethnicities (SOURCE)  College of Ed  Seeking Submissions  Voices for Equity:  Intent vs Impact. Virtual Art Exhibit Exhibit centers on the stories and experiences of individuals who have experienced discrimination, microaggressions, or subtle acts of exclusion based on their identity as part of their journey in pursuit of higher education.  Open through April 5, 2021 Info and Submissions

In The Press

Explore the interview with Nikol Hannah-Jones of the 1619 project. Discover how you can be involved with Courageous Conversations Learn about the heart of resistance with Renee Mitchell Support student leaders of the Black Community

Voices on Racism: Where Do We Go From Here? Hear from UO and community members Camisha Russell, Eric Ward, Jyhreh Johnson, Lesely-Anne Pittard, Isaiah Boyd, and Eric Richardson.

UO alums to discuss experiences as Black student-athletes Expert in inclusive excellence in STEM to give campus talk Exploring the life of the blind through multimedia storytelling

New grant helps the UO increase access to education in prisons UO makes the list of top wheelchair-friendly U.S. campuses Answering a Higher Calling

$5 million pledge creates new Student Emergency Fund Historian Examines Native American Genocide, its Legacy, and Survivors Black Lives Matter Protests: Movement in Black and White

WELCOME

Ruth Huang  Program Associate Campus and Community Engagement (CACE)  Division of Equity and Inclusion Jorney Baldwin, Native American Liaison University Counseling Center

Staff Recommendations

More Courageous Converstaions about Race by Glenne Singleton Singleton celebrates the successes, outlines the difficulties, and provides specific strategies for moving Courageous Conversations from racial equity theory to practice at every level, from classroom to the school superintendent’s office. More Courage Is there a place for us? On being a Muslim American in Oregon's Legal Community by Sarah Malik and Hon. Mustafa T. Kasuchai The Oregon State Bar Bulletin cover story is co-authored by UO Law School alum, Federal Magistrate Judge Kasubhai who iss applying for a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals position  Read the article

Ebo Barton Ebo Barton Miixed Black and Filipino, Transgender and Non-Binary, Queer, Artist and Educator Ibram X. Kendi Likes to Read at Bedtime Interview by Jillian Tamaki NY Times, Feb 25, 2021 UO's Kimberly Johnson is on Kendi's list of authors to read! Ibram X. Kendi Support Local BiPoC Businesses! Noisette Irie Jamaican Kitchen

Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine edited by Eve Higginbotham Maria Lund Dahlberg  Read more Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians by Joan E. Biren See more More to Read Bystander Anti-Racism: A Review of the Literature by Jacqueline K. Nelson and Kevin M. Dunn Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo  The Undocumented Americans  by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio National Book Award Finalist

Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement Fixed rethinks "disability" and "normalcy" by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever. UO alum Lezlie Frye is a dancer in this film. We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolistionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Excellence by Bettina Love Read more Huerto de la Familia Spotlilght: Story Corp Interview with Marissa Zarate and Guadalupe Quinn Listen to the inteview Chloé Zhao is the first Asian woman to win the Golden Globe for director..

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