Xan Holt, Assistant Professor of German in the Department of German and Scandinavian Studies presents:

Transnational Trashscapes: Enframing Global Waste Management in Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s Documentary Matter Out of Place (2022).

Join us for the spring installment of the Ring Lecture where Professor Holt will discuss the images of waste disposal sites from across the globe in Austrian filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s documentary Matter Out of Place. The film confronts the viewer with the unfamiliar scales and impacts of contemporary waste through its employment of three experimental techniques: 1) a discontinuous organization that disrupts traditional understandings of ‘waste flow’; 2) a single-point perspective that decenters the human gaze; and 3) a jarring editing practice that reveals the entanglement of manmade waste and the ‘natural’ world.

This presentation is part of Professor Holt’s book project that analyzes contemporary German-language texts and films laboring to depict newer forms of waste (e.g., micro- and nanoplastics, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and e-waste).

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies and Latinx Studies Celebration and Mixer!

CLLAS and Latinx Studies invite you to a vibrant celebration honoring exceptional seniors and other undergraduate students who have completed outstanding coursework that sheds light on Latinx and Latin American issues around the world.

This is a free event. Enjoy music, delicious food, and drinks while learning about their remarkable work. This free event is open to everyone – we look forward to celebrating with you!

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Join us for a workshop with Tibetan Master Jamyong Singye to learn about the preparatory iconometry of traditional Thangka paintings.

Learn how to develop a perfect grid (tik-khang) and how to draw a Buddha face and his full figure in a meditation pose with precise measurements and proportions.

Templates and supplies will be provided.

Click the link below to pre-register now — space is limited to 50 guests only!

https://jsma.uoregon.edu/form/studio-workshop-rsvp

Event sponsors: Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Asian Studies Program, Oregon Humanities Center, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Get ready to set out on your own international adventure with "OUT and About: Navigating LGBTQ+ Experiences Abroad"! Whether you're dreaming of your next international escapade or gearing up for your own study abroad adventure, this lively discussion promises to inspire, inform, and celebrate the diverse experiences of LGBTQ+ students exploring the world. 

Prof. Carolyn Nadeau (Illiniois Wesleyan University) will deliver a public lecture titled “Food Fit for a King: What the 1611 Cookbook Teaches Us about Early Modern Spanish Foodways.” Her lecture is one of two keynote presentations of the Mediterranean Seminar Spring Workshop and Conference, hosted by the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

This event was made possible through the generous support of the Schnitzer School for Global Studies and Languages, the Oregon Humanities Center, the Department of Romance Languages, the Italian Program, the Global Justice Program, the Rutherford Middle East Initiative, the Global Studies Institute, the Department of Religious Studies, the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies, the Food Studies Program, the European Studies Program, the Department of History of Art and Architecture, the Department of History, and the Department of Comparative Literature.

Prof. Anny Gaul (University of Maryland, College Park) will deliver a public lecture titled “A Mediterranean Nightshade: Tomatoes, Trade, and Travel over the Longue Durée.“ Her lecture is one of two keynote presentations of the Mediterranean Seminar Spring Workshop and Conference, hosted by the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

This event was made possible through the generous support of the Schnitzer School for Global Studies and Languages, the Oregon Humanities Center, the Department of Romance Languages, the Italian Program, the Global Justice Program, the Rutherford Middle East Initiative, the Global Studies Institute, the Department of Religious Studies, the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies, the Food Studies Program, the European Studies Program, the Department of History of Art and Architecture, the Department of History, and the Department of Comparative Literature.

🍕🎉Join us to celebrate the Peace Corps volunteers preparing to depart for assignments abroad. If you have done the Peace Corps, are in the Peace Corps, are curious, interested, or applying to the Peace Corps (or just want to eat free pizza and learn about living abroad). Friends and family of future or past volunteers are encouraged to attend.

Learn about study abroad opportunities through Global Education Oregon in London for 2027! 

Are you participating in a GEO program abroad in Summer or Fall 2026? Come meet other students going abroad, talk with GEO program coordinators and alumni about what to expect, and participate in activities like arts, crafts, and bingo!

Book talk by Benjamin Nathans, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for his book of the same title. Nathans is the Alan Charles Kors Endowed Term Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sponsored by Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. 

Join us for the 2026 ¡Sí, se pudo! celebration on June 14, 2026 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the EMU Ballroom. All graduating students are welcome to participate. 

Community & Belonging Programs is proud to partner with Latiné Strategies Group, Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force, Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, and MEChA to host the first ¡Sí, se pudo! (Latiné Grad Celebration), and we hope that you can join us in celebrating you and other graduating Latiné Diaspora students from the University of Oregon. 

¡Sí, se pudo! celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of undergraduate, graduate, and law students who are Latiné, Hispanic, and/or of the Latinx Diaspora. This celebration commemorates the hard work and dedication that our students have shown throughout history, not only at the University of Oregon but also in global society.  

*This will be a ticketed event

* Event will be live-streamed 

*Time subject to change.

Graduating Students should registered using this link: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_248irnJ0S14D4JU

*Please submit the form by May 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

• Speaker Nominations Form - Deadline: April 17th @ 5:00 pm (Self-nominations and nominations from peers, faculty, and/or staff are welcomed)

Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026! 

For graduate RSVP requirements and day-of details, email cascommencement@uoregon.edu or call 541-346-5472. You can also visit https://cas.uoregon.edu/cas-commencement-2026 for more information.

• Departments:

  • Anthropology

  • Asian Studies

  • Chinese

  • Cinema Studies

  • Classics

  • Comparative Literature

  • Economics

  • English

  • Environmental Science

  • Environmental Studies

  • Ethnic Studies

  • Folklore and Public Culture

  • French

  • General Social Sciences

  • Geography

  • German

  • Global Studies

  • History

  • Humanities

  • Italian

  • Japanese

  • Judaic Studies

  • Latin American Studies

  • Linguistics

  • Medieval Studies

  • Native American and Indigenous Studies

  • Philosophy

  • Political Science

  • Religious Studies

  • Romance Languages

  • Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

  • Sociology

  • Spatial Data and Technology

  • Spanish

  • Theatre Arts

  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

  • German and Scandinavian Studies

  • Scandinavian

The Pacific Northwest: a geographic area ranging from Alaska to Northern California, to Montana (including British Columbia). The Indigenous languages of this area were and remain interconnected with one another. Recently, the area has been a hotbed for language revitalization and reclamation work.

The Symposium on Northwest American Indigenous Languages (SNAIL), hosted by the Northwest Native American Language Resource Center (NW-NALRC) at the Northwest Indigenous Language Institute (NILI), seeks to provide a venue for language speakers, artists, communities, and linguists to come together to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and celebrate the beauty and diversity of languages within the Pacific Northwest.

We invite talks on any topic relevant to Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest. We do prioritize presentations from presenters that: a) are Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest or neighboring regions; b) work for a Tribal Nation in the Pacific Northwest or neighboring regions; or c) are working in collaboration with a Tribal Nation. While theoretical and typological presentations are welcome to apply, they will not be given priority over the work of one of the above groups. SNAIL 2026 will be held from June 26-27 in Eugene in conjunction with the NILI Summer Institute.

For more information about SNAIL 2026, please visit the SNAIL website.

The Pacific Northwest: a geographic area ranging from Alaska to Northern California, to Montana (including British Columbia). The Indigenous languages of this area were and remain interconnected with one another. Recently, the area has been a hotbed for language revitalization and reclamation work.

The Symposium on Northwest American Indigenous Languages (SNAIL), hosted by the Northwest Native American Language Resource Center (NW-NALRC) at the Northwest Indigenous Language Institute (NILI), seeks to provide a venue for language speakers, artists, communities, and linguists to come together to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and celebrate the beauty and diversity of languages within the Pacific Northwest.

We invite talks on any topic relevant to Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest. We do prioritize presentations from presenters that: a) are Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest or neighboring regions; b) work for a Tribal Nation in the Pacific Northwest or neighboring regions; or c) are working in collaboration with a Tribal Nation. While theoretical and typological presentations are welcome to apply, they will not be given priority over the work of one of the above groups. SNAIL 2026 will be held from June 26-27 in Eugene in conjunction with the NILI Summer Institute.

For more information about SNAIL 2026, please visit the SNAIL website.