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Free tickets for tonight's event with Anita Hill are sold out, but seats that are not claimed by 5:45 will be released on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Here are some other options if you'd like to see the talk:

Get a free ticket to watch the livestream in 156 Straub Hall.
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All registration links and more event info in the calendar listing.

Anita Hill: Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties The 2023-24 Lorwin Lecture on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will be presented by award-winning author, educator, and lawyer Anita Hill. The free tickets for this event are sold out. Seats that are not claimed by 5:45 will be released on a first-come, first-serve basis. Other options for viewing:....

Applications are now open for our Project Grant program, which awards funding to community organizations and University of Oregon faculty, departments, and student groups to support projects, events, and activities related to our two-year theme of inquiry (this year it's Defending Democracy). Most awards range from $2,000 to $6,000, with $10,000 as the maximum. Applications are due by May 28!

Project grant application information | Wayne Morse Center The University of Oregon's Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics awards grants annually to community and statewide organizations, and University of Oregon faculty, departments, programs, and student organizations to support projects, events and activities related to the Center’s two-year themes ...

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The Wayne Morse Center helped to fund this series on the labor movement, and it’s great to see it wrap up with this conversation. RSVP to attend!

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We are proud of the Wayne Morse Center alumni who ran for public office this year. Thanks to each of them for taking on the challenges of running and for shaping the public discourse on the campaign trail.

Ben Bowman, Oregon House, District 25
Doyle Canning, U.S. House, Oregon District 4
Celia Howes, Multnomah County Circuit Court
Jamie McLeod-Skinner, U.S. House, Oregon District 5
Kristen Parcher, Clark County District Court, WA
Christina Stephenson, Oregon Labor Commissioner

KLCC just released the last episode in the Workin' It series, which was funded by a Wayne Morse Center project grant. You can find the other features in the series on the KLCC website!

Recipe for the future: What will become of restaurant work? The restaurant industry took a big hit during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. As more people go out to eat this summer, KLCC looks at what’s changed, maybe for the long term. This is the final installment in our series, “Workin’ It.”

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Ducks Give '22 University of Oregon's seventh annual day of giving

Hear from one of our Wayne Morse Scholars how important the program is to her college experience and future career. Then, head over to Ducks Give (link in comments) and make a contribution of any size to unlock our first challenge gift, which is from the Wayne Morse Center Advisory Board. Just 21 more gifts to unlock a $10,000 challenge gift from Jane Kaplan Squires and Paul Kaplan!

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Today is Ducks Give, the UO's annual day of giving! Support Wayne Morse Center programs for students and public events. Thanks to generous pledges and challenge gifts, all contributions up to a total of $2,000 will be doubled, and each gift will help us unlock $11,600 in challenge gifts. https://ducksgive.uoregon.edu/giving-day/56968/department/56988

Wayne Morse Center | University of Oregon Be a Wayne Morse Scholar Join a community of students committed to service and justice. Explore forms of political engagement. Work to effect change in real-world settings. Tackle big questions of democracy and governance. Engage in applied research. Connect with prominent scholars and public servan...

This event begins at 7 in Gerlinger Hall!

Join in person or via livestream at https://youtu.be/PkJtmrqUSm4

A Path Forward for Working Oregonians? This event features a conversation between Sarita Gupta, Wayne Morse Chair and vice president of the Ford Foundation; Val Hoyle, Oregon labor commissioner; a...

Ducks Give is happening May 12! Support the Wayne Morse Center's programs for students and public events. For one day only, thanks to generous supporters, gifts up to a total of $2,000 will be doubled AND you can help us unlock $11600 in challenge gifts with a contribution of any amount.

Ducks Give '22 University of Oregon's seventh annual day of giving

Labor organizer and strategist to serve as Wayne Morse Chair Sarita Gupta, vice president of the Ford Foundation, will give a talk on campus March 30

Congratulations to Wayne Morse Law Fellow alum Celia Howes!

Congratulations to Celia Howes, JD ‘03, Order of the Coif, for her appointment to fill the new Multnomah County judicial vacancy effective February 1, 2022. Governor Kate Brown commends her work ethic, intellect, and compassion as assets for the trial court bench. Currently, Howes is a partner at Hoevet Olson Howes law firm and serves on the executive committee of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. https://fal.cn/3lv1u

Congratulations to Wayne Morse Scholar Isaiah Corder Boyd, who was given the Outstanding Student "Influencer" Award at the 2022 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration and Awards Ceremony!
https://inclusion.uoregon.edu/content/rev-dr-martin-luther-king-awards

This event starts at 6 p.m.! You can watch it here:

Citizenship Reimagined: Race, Immigration, and the New States' Rights This event Features Allan Colbern and Karthick Ramakrishnan discussing their new book, Citizenship Reimagined, which examines how federalism shapes citizensh...

We are so excited for Wayne Morse Scholar Semeredin Kundin, who is headed to D.C. to participate in a conversation with Michelle Obama tomorrow! The link to register for the livestream is in the story.

Two UO students selected for special Michelle Obama event The UO community is invited to watch the livestreamed event Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.

The Immigrant Oregon Panel Discussion is happening now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZIeg9ksSys

Immigrant Oregon Panel Discussion This event features authors of a new report, “A State of Immigrants: A New Look at the Immigrant Experience in Oregon.” The report documents the actions of i...

Another great story from KLCC! This series was supported by Wayne Morse Center funding.

Apprenticeship model primed to grow in Oregon “Now Hiring” is a sign of the times in Oregon, as many economic sectors face a worker shortage. One employment model gets people into jobs right away with little to no debt, and a chance at stable, lifelong employment. Apprenticeship is the topic for the second story in our series, “Workin’ ...

We were happy to celebrate at this event today with Rep. Peter DeFazio and the Wayne Morse Historical Park Corporation. Congratulations!

Give The Man His IPA Peter DeFazio, the 4th District Congressman from Springfield since 1987, was unanimously voted the recipient of the Integrity in Politics Award by the board of the Wayne Morse Historical Park Corpo…