Dr. Artel Great will teach a CHC winter term course to give students an understanding on the influences of Black films on society and American culture."When you’re a 17-year-old in the number one movie in America, it completely changes the trajectory of your life,” says Dr.
Ryan Kovatch, a computer science major with a minor in creative writing, organizes the Taylor Swift Society – a student-led club that celebrates the creative genius of the pop music icon.
Nicole Dudukovic recalls the time she was finishing her PhD in psychology and thought about pursuing a science communication master’s program, as well.
Ailah Altemus spent last summer on a fire crew helping fight wildland forest fires, including the Cedar Creek Fire that threatened her hometown, Oakridge. After seeing her hometown in danger, she decided to focus her studies on reversing the effects of climate change.
It was during the height of the pandemic and a few months prior to making a decision about where to apply for college when my mom sat me and my brothers down in the living room. She had gone in for surgery twice before and had a biopsy. So, we were all kind of expecting the news.
In summer 2023, students have an opportunity to take an international approach to their education by participating in the “Clark Honors College in Berlin” study abroad program.
As a child, Danny Nguyen remembers having to translate everything for his non-English speaking parents – Vietnamese immigrants who came to the United States in their 20s. He taught himself English by watching TV shows and reading. And he had to navigate his own way through his education.
Becoming a lawyer has been the ultimate dream for Kali de Saint Phalle. Since she was six years old, the UO Clark Honors College student from Ashland, Ore., has imagined herself working in the legal arena helping others. As a political science major, she is well on her way.
Stamps Scholars hail from across Oregon and the United States. They are academic powerhouses whose work in high school and beyond helped earn them UO’s most prestigious and generous undergraduate scholarship. We introduce you to the nine scholars who just started their first year of college at the Clark Honors College.
When Dr. Marc Arsell Robinson began teaching African American history in 2009, many students entering his classes thought conversations about race in America were over.
Montana is known as the “Treasure State” for its abundance of natural minerals and diverse wildlife. But when Catalina de Onís thinks back to her childhood in the Rocky Mountains, the opposite comes to mind. “It was very obvious growing up that environmental injustices were all around me,” says Onís, who recently joined the Clark Honors College as a professor in environmental studies and Latinx culture.
Aug. 31, 2022 - After months of research, Clark Honors College students have narrowed potential sites where they think five Cayuse men were buried or reburied after they were hanged for the death of missionary Marcus Whitman.
In their Ms Magazine article, Carol Stabile, Morning Glory Ritchie, and Malia Mulligan ask: What hinders the expansion of diversity in the data science field?
Good afternoon! It’s my great pleasure to welcome the Robert D. Clark Honors College class of 2020! And the class of 2021! And the class of 2022! I’m Carol Stabile, acting dean of the College and a professor of gender studies and media history.
The former poet laureate of Oregon, Kim Stafford, BA '71 (Clark Honors College), MA '73, PhD '79 (English), considers war and peace, pandemic struggles, Earth imperatives, a seeker’s spirit, and forging kinship in his latest collection of poems, "Singer Come from Afar."
