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The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics is a living memorial to Oregon's former U.S. senator. Housed at the School of Law at the University of Oregon, the Center brings scholars and activists to Oregon to carry on the Wayne Morse tradition of intellectual independence and integrity. The center adopts a theme of inquiry for two-year periods and conducts activities through several programs.
The theme of inquiry for 2009-2011 is Climate Ethics and Climate Equity.
Learn more about Wayne Morse.
WAYNE MORSE QUOTES...
“I have
complete
faith in the ability
of the American people to follow the
facts if you'll give them, and my charge against my government is
we're not giving
the American people the facts.”
— May 24, 1964 (Two months before the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed through Congress)
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CURRENT/UPCOMING
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
February 15, 2010
Politics and Policy speaker series
110 Knight Law Center, 7 p.m.
Robin Jacobson, University of Puget Sound, “The Politics of Immigration Reform”
February 15, 2010
Politics and Policy colloquium
Lewis Lounge, Knight Law Center, noon Robin Jacobson, "Immigration Politics and Interest Groups"
read the draft paper
March 4, 2010
Politics and Policy speaker series
110 Knight Law Center, 7 p.m.
Leslie McCall, Northwestern University, "The Undeserving Rich? American Perceptions of Inequality, Opportunity, and Redistribution"
March 11, 2010
"Saving the Planet for Future Generations"
Wayne Morse Fellows event featuring Edith Brown Weiss, Georgetown Law
175 Knight Law Center, 4:30 pm
1515 Agate Street, Eugene
More Upcoming Events...
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The Wayne Morse Center is pleased to announce the selection of Resident Scholars and Dissertation Fellows for 2010-11.
POLITICS AND POLICY PROGRAM
 Senior Faculty Fellow and political science professor Dan Tichenor organizes a program that examines American political life, public policy, and current affairs. The program includes a speaker series on “Great Expectations: Obama and the Politics of Reform” and a colloquia series in which scholars share new research and writing.
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