College of Arts and Sciences

George Wickes, a longtime English faculty member, was an intelligence agent for the OSS
Stephen Shoemaker’s recent research includes the early devotion to Mary and the rise of Islam
Karen Thompson Walker is a bestselling author whose latest novel is 'The Dreamers'
Ben Saunders, an English professor, started the first-ever comic studies program at the UO
Winsome Lee, a 2012 philosophy grad, travels the world helping identify victims of war and disaster