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."
CHC alum Alex Mentzel (German literature and culture / theatre arts, 2020) will pursue a PhD at Cambridge—studying the intersection of human and digital worlds, where technology and the humanities meet.
New faculty member Catalina M. de Onís's book, "Energy Islands: Metaphors of Power, Extractivism, and Justice in Puerto Rico," has won the Rhetoric Society of America 2022 Book Award.
Clark Honors College Theater Professor Theresa May and Elder-in-Residence Marta Lu Clifford speak on the power of American theater and performance to affirm and illuminate Indigenous cultures. The class they co-teach centers on contemporary Native drama and the way it actively engages the work of decolonization by telling stories that center Indigenous lived experience and histories.
Many University of Oregon students jumpstart their STEM careers by joining laboratories, securing internships, and working with mentors. But the Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars (KCUS) in partnership with Clark Honors College provides structured support that enables students to take on a wide range of research projects, from testing yeast proteins to creating mutant zebrafish.
When third year CHC student and marine biology major Jenna Travers was at home in Astoria, Oregon over spring break, she decided to take her dog for a drive and get some coffee. While waiting in line, she checked her email and saw a message from the Goldwater Foundation, accepting her application for a STEM scholarship.
