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SOCIOLOGY - Professor Jessica Vasquez-Tokos' new book "Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation" explores how race shapes the everyday experiences of individuals and what it means to be a “so-called problem” in the predominantly white state of Oregon in the 21st century. "How does racial status inflect one’s sense of belonging in the nation?” Vasquez-Tokos said.
SOCIOLOGY - Fear of deportation among people in the United States without permanent legal status declines with age, according to a study recently published by University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences researcher Isabel Garcia Valdivia. The project is the first to examine how those concerns diminish after age 50 because relationships, families, work and communities change with time.
HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY - For some CAS students, a class inside Oregon’s prisons is helping them find meaning and purpose after college. And it’s helping people who are incarcerated. Founded in 2007, the Prison Education Program (PEP) takes UO classes to two Oregon state men’s prisons: Oregon State Penitentiary and the Oregon State Correctional Institution, both in Salem.
SOCIOLOGY - Assistant Professor Hannah Waight has a new coauthored article published in the American Journal of Sociology, titled "The Polarization of Inequality Perceptions in the New Gilded Age
GLOBAL STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY - The Center for Undergraduate Research and Engagement announced this year's Faculty Research Mentor Awardees, two of whom are in the College of Arts and Sciences: Sociology Assistant Professor Raoul Liévanos and Global Studies Associate Professor Jo Weaver. Read more about the recipients
SOCIOLOGY - A celebration of life will be held for Professor Emerita Linda Fuller from 3 to 7 p.m. May 25, at the Congregational Church, 717 Siskiyou Boulevard in Ashland, Oregon.
SOCIOLOGY - On Thursday, April 10, researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences hosted a town hall to present findings about the positive impact that CAHOOTS has had on the Eugene community. The forum was held days after the city of Eugene announced that it would cut CAHOOTS’s funding.
SOCIOLOGY - Hannah Waight, an assistant professor of sociology in CAS, and her collaborators found that the use of state-planted propaganda is on the rise in China. And it’s not just a tool for spreading ideological content. It’s also used to control and constrain other kinds of information beyond political ideals, including natural disaster and public health reporting in China.
SOCIOLOGY - In 2020, CAHOOTS became national model for de-escalation. Amid a budget crunch, on Thursday, April 10, researchers from the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences and Portland State University School of Social Work will share their findings on the impact of CAHOOTS on the Eugene-Springfield community.
INDIGENOUS, RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY - We’re entering a new phase in the digital revolution, one in which scientists are stretching the capabilities of digital technologies to solve some of society’s largest and most complex problems. Read more in the Annual Research Report, out now.
SOCIOLOGY - Associate Professor Claire Herbert is a current Consumer Protection Research Grant recipient. PhD student Mae Sowards and their research team they are diligently collecting and analyzing data for their project studying government protections for people excluded from the housing market in Oregon. They present their findings at a research roundtable titled "Discussion on Housing Challenges in Oregon" noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Room 242 Gerlinger Hall.

Professor Emeritus Val Burris passed away in Eugene on November 30th, 2024. He had had a stroke in July, had been in a care facility since then, and went into hospice care Thanksgiving week. Val was born May 8, 1947 and grew up in Texas. He started his position at the UO in 1978. He studied power structures and Marxist theory, with a particular interest in understanding how the ruling class maintains and wields power. Throughout his career he promoted a critical approach to sociological research, challenging elitism and injustice.

Professor Emeritus Linda Fuller died last week after declining from dementia and falls that broke her hips.  She had been a professor in Sociology for decades and finished her career in Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies. Linda was a scholar of labor, social change, and development and published books on democracy in the workplace in Cuba and East Germany. After retiring, she was living in Ashland, where she and Greg McLauchlan, also long-time member of the Sociology Department, had retired and were enjoying a wonderful life of hiking and friends and the theater.

SOCIOLOGY - After spending decades in the professional world, this sociology major has finally found his path—and he’s helping other students find theirs.
Dr. Eman Abdelhadi will hold two talks on campus discussing her research which examines how second-generation immigrant Muslim Americans reproduce cultural practices over time February 6-7, 2025