Published in Around the O. 

Published on Around the O.

Daniel Wu ’97—Hong Kong–based actor, director, producer, and all-around cinema sensation—quietly slips into an out-of-the-way conference room in the depths of Knight Library, a semisecret location where he can chat without interruption about his movies, his fans, and the nature of celebrity.

Published in Around the O. 

When Amanda Di Grazia went to Nepal for a study-abroad program in fall 2017, she found herself avoiding the immersive cultural experience that typically accompanies the academic component of a semester on international soil.

There was a universal reluctance among the students in her program to participate in local activities because her classmates were concerned that their participation might offend community members.

Both Marc Schlossberg (PPPM) and Nico Larco (Architecture) were recently invited to present at a Fulbright-sponsored Academy on sustainable cities and sustainable development, to be held in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, from September 30 to October 3, 2012.

The annual UNESCO World Press Freedom Day event shines a spotlight on issues of freedom of speech and of the press, giving an international platform for the work of brave journalists and for the activists who fight to secure and sustain these freedoms in diverse locations worldwide.

The Global Scholars Hall is an exciting new campus community offering rich academic and cultural opportunities. It is a program that encourages and celebrates global and intellectual involvement through a wide variety of residential academic programs, including immersive language programs in French, German, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. 

Forced to evacuate his family during Mali’s recent coup, a UO anthropologist reflects on the experience and the culture and community he loves.

UO junior Sabrina Ahmed applied for and received the Gilman scholarship to study in Rwanda with the School for International Training during the Spring 2012 semester. Because of this experience, Sabrina is now planning to further her education in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. Sabrina writes of her experience:

Seven University of Oregon students have received U.S. Student Program Fulbright awards for international study or research during 2012-13, bringing the total number of UO student Fulbright recipients to 201 in the program’s history.

The recipients are Gina Blackburn (Physics, Germany), Catherine Gifford (Urban Development and Planning, Denmark) Lucy Gubbins (English Teaching Assistantship, Armenia), Brian Guy (Political Science, Senegal), Jade Snelling (English Teaching Assistantship, Germany), Jason Tashea (Law, Kosovo), and Adhiraj Vable (Interdisciplinary Studies, India).

The third annual Cinema Pacific film festival will bring three prominent figures in Asian media back to Eugene, where their careers were launched as students at the University of Oregon.

Actor Daniel Wu, producer Roger Lee and photographer Russel Wong will headline the film festival that runs from April 18 to April 22 with 30 events, including film screenings on campus and in Eugene, lectures, receptions, and a 72-hour film competition and other interactive opportunities.