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The Color of Night: Max G. Geier Book Reading and Talk

Black History Month honors the significant role African Americans have in our society that is often overlooked in traditional history lessons. On Wednesday, February 17th, 2016, the OMA and the OSU Press hosted a book reading and talk by author … Continue reading

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OSU Pride Center Scrapbooks

The OSU Pride Center scrapbooks are now available! The Pride Center serves as Oregon State University’s resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) members of the OSU community and their allies. In addition to its roles in outreach … Continue reading

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MLK Jr. Celebrations 2016

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963. This quotation is the theme to the 2016 OSU MLK Jr. celebrations as it still rings true for our … Continue reading

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Latino OSU: “Ideologías Lingüistas en los Estados Unidos”

During Fall term 2015, Professor Adam Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, used NPR’s program Latino USA as part of his SPAN 456/556 course “Spanish in the United States.” Latino USA is a weekly, hour long, radio program that showcases national Latino news and culture. … Continue reading

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“Histories of Students of Color at OSU” Campus Tour Guidebook, Fall 2015

The 2015 edition of the “Histories of Students of Color at OSU” Campus Tour Guidebook is fresh off the press! Two years ago, in the Fall of 2013, the OMA collaborated with the ALS 199 U-Engage class “Untold Stories: Histories … Continue reading

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The OMA in Performing Arts Resources

The journal Performing Arts Resources is published once a year by the Theatre Library Association. For its thirty first volume, edited by Kenneth Schlesinger, the theme was “State of the Profession: Performing Arts Librarianship in the 21st Century” and the … Continue reading

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OSQA & NAL Event: Gender and Sexuality in Indigenous Communities

This week OSQA hosted its first-ever collaborative event with one of OSU’s Cultural Resource Centers! OSQA partnered with the Native American Longhouse (NAL) Eena Haws to put together an event as part of the NAL’s Native American Heritage Celebration Month. The event … Continue reading

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The History of Queervallis

On Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, the OSU Pride Center organized the event “The History of Queervallis” with guest speakers Professor Qwo Li Driskill and Assistant Head Advisor for the College of Liberal Arts Tristen Shay who shared  their knowledge of queer history on campus … Continue reading

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OSQA ~ OSU LGBTQ+ Community Film

OSQA was delighted to host an event featuring the 2015 OSU LGBTQ+ Community Film by OSU student Kiah McConnell! Professor Bradley Boovy, OSQA co-founder, along with Natalia Fernandez, introduced the event attendees to the history of the establishment of the archives and shared their thoughts … Continue reading

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Celebrating 40 Years: OSU’s Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center

On April 15, 2015, Oregon State celebrated the grand opening of the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, just 11 days prior to the 40th anniversary of the original ribbon cutting in 1975. Although built on the same ground as … Continue reading

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