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Congratulations to Professor Reuben Zahler!

March 2009--Congratulations to Professor Reuben Zahler! He won a National Endowment for the Humanities summer stipend. Professor Zahler reports, "With this pile of ducats, I'll go to Venezuela this summer for a month of archival work, in order to finish my book."




New Scholar!

February 2009--New Scholar now available! If you haven’t received the newest edition of the Scholar, see it online at http://honors.uoregon.edu/alumni/newsletter/winter2009.pdf

or call (541) 346-5414 to request a copy


Congratulations to Professor Susanna Lim

January 2009--Congratulations to Professor Susanna Lim! She won the Ernest G. Moll Faculty Research Professorship in Literary Studies for the next academic year.  The fellowship is awarded each year to the Oregon Humanities Center Research Fellowship applicant with the most outstanding proposal in the field of literary studies.  The Moll Professor receives a course buy-out for one term, to be spent in residence at the Oregon Humanities Center, as well as a $1,000 research account to be used during the fellowship year.


Congratulations to Professor Joseph Fracchia!

January 2009--Congratulations to Professor Joseph Fracchia! He won the Sherl K. Coleman and Margaret E. Guitteau Professorship in the Humanities for the next academic year.  The Coleman-Guitteau Teaching and Research Professorship provides faculty with a teaching fellowship during one academic quarter, and then with a research fellowship the following quarter to pursue full-time research on one or more of the topics explored in the course.


The $7 Billion Call

“The $7 Billion Call," by Eric Apalategui (CHC alumnus Randy Wulff, class of 1970, featured in winter 2009 Oregon Quarterly): http://www.oregonquarterly.com/winter2008/feature3.php


Oh, Grow Up. Not everyone is ready for college at 18. Some need a year off

 “Oh, Grow Up. Not everyone is ready for college at 18. Some need a year off,” By Anna Hirsh ’00 (English), Portland Monthly: http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/issues/current-issue/articles/soapbox-growup-dec08/1/


Green justice: UO senior strives to reduce social impacts of environmental ills

“Green justice: UO senior strives to reduce social impacts of environmental ills” (story about CHC senior Emily Chi), UO homepage and Featured Stories (online): http://www.uoregon.edu/featuredstories/2008_12/chi (story) and http://pmr.uoregon.edu/current-uo-news/multimedia/multimedia-archive/green-justice/ (video)




This is ‘Clean Coal’

“This is ‘Clean Coal’: Massive Coal Sludge Spill Dwarfs Exxon Valdez Disaster,” by Jesse Jenkins ’06 (computer/information sciences & philosophy), It’s Getting Hot In Here: Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement: http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/12/23/this-is-clean-coal-massive-coal-sludge-spill-dwarfs-exxon-valdez-disaster/


Obama Taps Green Jobs Champion Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary

“Obama Taps Green Jobs Champion Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary,” by Jesse Jenkins, ‘06 (computer/information sciences & philosophy), It’s Getting Hot In Here: Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement: http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/12/18/obama-taps-green-jobs-champion-hilda-solis-as-labor-secretary/



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Spring 2009
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David Frank named first dean of UO Clark Honors College
David Frank is honors college's first dean in history
Honing the Message
Clark Honors College's creative arts journal to be released June 6: student-produced publication this year holds 'some amazing talent' says editor-in-chief
Jeff Whitty '93 named outstanding young alumnus
2006 Clark Honors grad gets leading role in new 'Breakthrough Generation'"
Finding Harmony: UO senior musician Hasina Cohen overcomes injury, finds success
Sunday at noon--Northern Ireland
Irish peacemakers visit campus
"Inquiry or Indoctrination?"
Ballet with a Creative Twist
Clark Honors College Student, Rebecca Purice produces video on Contrarian Forum
Dangerous Silence
Experts to debate political bias in American universities in Eugene and Portland
CHC helps host Northern Ireland peacemakers
Faculty members honored for stellar achievement
CHC hosts convocation, presentation of student, faculty and alumni research and work
UO conference addresses issues in argument
CHC alumna Kathleen Liberty to give guest lectures
CHC alumnus seeks seat in the U.S. Senate
CHC student association receives funding
CHC faculty Louise Bishop and David Frank speak at faculty author reception April 14
CHC student Rachael Davies to stage original play April 11 and 12
CHC student runs for UO student senate & wins
CHC student Matt Hoffman runs for UO student senate
CHC program educates from the ‘inside out
UO forensics team reaches finals of national tournament
CHC student Scott Montanaro receives University of Oregon Libraries top prize
CHC alumnus & U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick debates at UO
Oregon inmates, CHC students take classes together
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