Legal Research and Writing is a nationally ranked program in the University of Oregon School of Law. But in 1978, it was little more than an idea on the mind of professor Mary Lawrence.
Lawrence played a vital role in the inception of a legal research/writing program at the law school, creating one with a major focus on legal analysis and emphasis on statutes and agency regulations.
Long convinced that the subjects of rhetoric and philosophy need not be mortal enemies, James Crosswhite, an associate professor of English at the UO, set out to create peace between the two disciplines and move them forward.
In “Deep Rhetoric” (2013, The University of Chicago Press), Crosswhite writes that although their opposition is historical, one need not take sides.
"Oregon Archaeology," written by three archaeologists at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, earned a 2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award from the Oregon Heritage Commission.
The award recognizes the book as a definitive text on Oregon's human history and as an outstanding contribution to the field of archaeology in the state. The award was one of eight given May 9 during the Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards banquet in Portland.
University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Professor Emeritus Kenneth Helphand will be honored for his 40 years of teaching at a special symposium, “Landscape Thinking.”
The symposium will be from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, at the UO's Ford Alumni Center. Tickets are $100 for the symposium, including breakfast, lunch and reception. Tickets are $25 for the reception only.
One was called “the epitome of an entrepreneur.” The other, “an incredibly hard worker.”
Together, Kala Bernhardt and William “Brent” Hamilton are the 2013 Outstanding Students in Law and Entrepreneurship.
1. Where in the world were you?
I was at the Rockefeller Center in Bellagio, Italy, on Lake Como, from Feb. 21 to March 21.
2. What work were you doing there?
I went there to write a book, "Interpreting Islam, Modernity and Women's Rights in Pakistan." I brought a suitcase of clothes for the month, and another suitcase of books and notes. Plus, of course, my laptop for access to the Internet.
Galen Martin, an adjunct professor in the UO’s Department of International Studies, brings more than his teaching expertise to the classroom - real-world experience as a local farmer allows him to supply students with a bevy of information and unique experience directly from the field.
“When I teach, I have experience to draw from, and a lot of that isn’t necessarily from academia,” said Martin. “It’s from having an understanding of what agriculture production is about, the choices that farmers and producers face, and how the world’s food system has been changed.”
Longtime University of Oregon supporters will be honored Friday night at the annual Pioneer Awards Gala at the Nines Hotel in Portland.
Charles and Gwendolyn Lillis are loyal Ducks and have been active UO volunteers and supporters. They received the UO Presidential Medal in 2001 and their leadership gifts made construction of the Lillis Business Complex possible.
