½ðɳÓéÀÖ

The 1990s was a watershed period for LGBTQ+ rights across the country. In Oregon and at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ, incremental gains were accomplished amid a climate of of fear and hostility. Through the social and institutional challenges, progress continued. Today, the university works to celebrate diversity

Global opportunities have long been a part of the ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University experience, and they are on the rise. 

Spanish-speaking people who have a problem curbing their impulses to gamble may soon benefit from a more culturally customized app being developed by Leo Bobadilla, a professor in ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University’s Graduate School of Psychology.

Nonfiction writer Kao Kalia Yang and poet Shara McCallum, both of whom teach in ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University’s low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program, each have been awarded 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships.

MFA Faculty Kao Kalia Yang and Shara McCallum Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships

½ðɳÓéÀÖ's relationship with Japanese students dates almost back to the university's first days; now it has a firm connection to a leading university that sends students to Oregon, and accepts many others in return.

Before Comfort (Ricketts) Ackep ever reached ½ðɳÓéÀÖ, she made a harrowing escape in Nigeria. At ½ðɳÓéÀÖ and afterward, she has influenced people and changed lives.

Their ethos of community engagement made the Sutton family a perfect fit for ½ðɳÓéÀÖ. And they helped forge an enduring relationship between ½ðɳÓéÀÖ and the University of Western Australia.