Girl in a Coma, THEESatisfaction and Tender Forever are among the bands on tap for OUT/LOUD, the Pacific Northwest’s largest queer women’s music festival, June 1 on Kesey Square in Eugene. Presented by the ASUO Women’s Center, the all-ages, student-run festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. and also features Staceyann Chin, Taina Asili Y La Banda Rebelde, Dalice Malice and more.

This year's "What is ____?" conference, sponsored by the University of Oregon's Graduate Philosophy Club, tackles the often politically charged term "liberalism." The seventh annual event, which is open to the public, will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

The University of Oregon Opera Ensemble will present a program of modernized scenes. In addition, a UO dancer will collaborate with digital and visual artists for a unique performance experience at the Hult Center.

Primary documents in the UO Libraries are essential to telling the story of women’s political work in Oregon in the mid-to-late twentieth century. And a new online finding aid provides access to them.

W. Andrew Marcus, associate dean of social sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed acting dean of the college while Scott Coltrane serves as interim provost, Provost James Bean said recently, in a message to the university community. “Andrew begins July 1 and will serve as long as needed,” Bean said. “I am confident that he will do a great job."