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Humanities Programs Fund
A gift of $100-$500 will help us continue to provide the many free public lectures, musical events and other programs we offer each year.
One of the Humanities Center’s most important means of public outreach is our endowed lectureship program. Today we have four active lectureships, as well as a maturing endowment for a fifth (the Tzedek Lectureship, which will be fully funded by 2006). Each lectureship has its own spirit and focus, and each contributes to the intellectual and cultural life of the campus and the community in a unique and valuable way.
Oregon Humanities Center Endowed Lectures
Kritikos Professorship in the Humanities
Established in 1993 with a generous gift from David B. Stern and Nancy Guitteau, the Kritikos Professorship brings to the university and to the state distinguished scholars, critics, and leaders in the humanities. This lectureship was created to foster the education of UO students and faculty, and to promote intelligent, critical, public discourse across Oregon. Kritikos Professors are known for speaking their minds, even if what they have to say is currently unfashionable. Kritikos lectures are published each year and are available through the Humanities Center.
Robert D. Clark Lectureship in the Humanities
The Clark Lecture in the Humanities, established in 1994 with a gift from the Bowerman family, promotes "public discussion on the natural sciences, the history of Oregon, and the interface between science and social and cultural affairs, as exemplified by Thomas Condon, legendary frontier missionary, geologist, paleontologist, and founding member of the University of Oregon." Named for UO President emeritus Robert D. Clark, author of The Odyssey of Thomas Condon, this lectureship has brought to campus many outstanding writers and naturalists.
Colin Ruagh Thomas O'Fallon Memorial Lectureship
The O'Fallon Lecture was established by a generous gift from Henry and Betsy Mayer, named in memory of their nephew, son of law professor James O'Fallon and his wife, artist Ellen Thomas. The subject of this lecture alternates each year between law and art and American culture. Past topics have included philosophy, jurisprudence, American political life, architecture, and art theory and criticism.
Luther S. and Dorothy Cecelia Cressman Lecture in the Humanities
The Cressman lecture was inaugurated in 1997 with a generous bequest from former UO anthropology professor and archaeologist Luther S. Cressman. As is stated in the bequest, the lectureship's goal is “the presentation and illumination of fundamental humanities issues that confront . . . societies centrally occupied with science, technology, and business.”
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Updated: 3/12/09