The Oregon Humanities Center’s Commitment Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

“[I]n order to deal with the untapped and dormant force of the previously subjugated, in order to survive as a human, moving, moral weight in the world, America and all the Western nations will be forced to reexamine themselves and release themselves from many things that are now taken to be sacred, and to discard nearly all the assumptions that have been used to justify their lives and their anguish and their crimes so long.”
—James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963)

What are the OHC’s values?

We at the Oregon Humanities Center (OHC) stand in solidarity with those experiencing violence, oppression, inequity, discrimination, marginalization, and lack of access to opportunity. We oppose and condemn structural racism, colonialism, and any practice or belief that does harm to the BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, or disability communities. We recognize and value the many diverse experiences, identities, and voices offered by all people.

What do the humanities offer?

The arts and humanities sustain and teach us during times of social crisis, upheaval, and conflict. The study of what it means to be human provides a framework to more deeply understand and take responsibility for our history. With this knowledge, empathy, and accountability, we can set a course for a better future for all.

How does the OHC further these goals?

The OHC strives to amplify the voices of all people by advancing important scholarly research, supporting the creation of innovative classes, and fostering public discourse on the issues impacting our world. The OHC supports a robust intellectual community that works to highlight scholarship that can help us build a more just society.

How to get involved?

The OHC is committed to uplifting ideas that foster a more inclusive community. We encourage everyone to listen, learn, and take action to create a more equitable world. To help you on this journey, the OHC’s YouTube channel hosts an archive of lectures, interviews, and playlists centering diverse research and perspectives. Also, below, you will find a list of additional resources related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Resources

Native American Studies Territorial Acknowledgement
The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Following treaties between 1851 and 1855, Kalapuya people were dispossessed of their indigenous homeland by the United States government and forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, Kalapuya descendants are primarily citizens of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and they continue to make important contributions to their communities, to the UO, to Oregon, and to the world.

In following the Indigenous protocol of acknowledging the original people of the land we occupy, we also extend our respect to the nine federally recognized Indigenous nations of Oregon: the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, and the Klamath Tribes. We express our respect to the many more tribes who have ancestral connections to this territory, as well as to all other displaced Indigenous peoples who call Oregon home. Hayu masi.

Black Strategies Group
LatinX Strategies Group
Native American Strategies Group
Deconstructing Whiteness Working Group
The 1619 Project research guide
Anti-racism research guide
Diversity research guide
Implicit Bias research guide
Division of Equity and Inclusion
UO Accessible Education Center
Disability Studies
Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
Native American Studies
Black Studies Program
Latinx Studies Minor
Spanish Heritage Language Program
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC)
Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS)
Office of the President

Video playlists

African American scholars, artists, and speakers
Asian, Desi, and Pacific Islander scholars, artists, and speakers
Native American scholars, artists, and speakers
Latinx scholars, artists, and speakers