Stay tuned for information on our
2025-2027 Theme of Inquiry
Common Ground:
Cities, Towns, and Counties Confronting Shared Challenges
Upcoming Wayne Morse Center Events
(Please check back later for information about the Center's upcoming theme of inquiry and additional events.)
Thursday, October 9th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Ten Years Since Obergefell: Past and Present Fights for LGBTQ Rights, a panel discussion with:
- U.S. District Court Chief Judge Michael McShane
- Brandon J. Wolf, nationally recognized civil rights and gun safety advocate; Human Rights Campaign National Press Secretary
- Alison Gash, professor and department head, UO Political Science
Knight Law Center 110, 1515 Agate St, Eugene, and via livestream.
Overflow seating in room 184.
Sponsored by the UO Political Science Department and the Wayne Morse Center.
Monday, October 20th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Celebrate Wayne Morse's 125th birthday!
Watch OPB's Oregon Experience - Wayne Morse (run time 27 minutes).
There will be cake!
Knight Law Center 175, 1515 Agate St, Eugene
Wednesday, October 22nd, 12:00 – 1:20 pm
Borders and Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy,
featuring Hiroshi Motomura (UCLA Law)
Knight Law Center 175, 1515 Agate St, Eugene, and via livestream.
Part of the Wayne Morse Center’s 2025-27 theme of inquiry Common Ground:
Cities, Towns, and Counties Confronting Shared Challenges.
Thursday, November 6th, 6:30 – 8:00 pmHousing Solutions for Oregon's Rural Communities, a panel discussion including:
- Rebecca Lewis, associate professor, UO School of Planning, Public Policy and Management; director, Institute for Policy Research and Engagement
- Ben Clark, professor and director of UO School of Planning, Public Policy and Management; director of the Policy Lab
Knight Law Center 110, 1515 Agate St, Eugene
Part of the Wayne Morse Center’s 2025-27 theme of inquiry Common Ground:
Cities, Towns, and Counties Confronting Shared Challenges.
Wednesday, November 19th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
2025-26 Margaret Hallock Lecture
Access: Inside the Abortion Underground and the Sixty-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom,
featuring Rebecca Grant, freelance journalist and author
Ford Alumni Center, Giustina Ballroom, 1720 E 13th Ave, Eugene
Livestream link TBA.
Wednesday, April 8th, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Annual Wayne Morse Chair Address, featuring Julián Castro, 2025-26 Wayne Morse Chair of Law and Politics, Housing and Urban Development Secretary
in the Obama administration, former Mayor of San Antonio, and 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate
Erb Memorial Union (EMU) Ballroom, 1395 University St, Eugene
Livestream link TBA.
Part of the Wayne Morse Center’s 2025-27 theme of inquiry Common Ground:
Cities, Towns, and Counties Confronting Shared Challenges.
Monday, May 11th, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Rural Versus Urban: Repairing the Divide,
featuring Trevor Brown (Cornell)
More details TBA.
Part of the Wayne Morse Center’s 2025-27 theme of inquiry Common Ground:
Cities, Towns, and Counties Confronting Shared Challenges.
6:30–8:00 p.m.
In the ten years since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which made marriage equality the law of the land, the LGBTQ+ community has achieved unprecedented progress and experienced unfathomable loss. This panel recounts the struggle for marriage equality—at the ballot, in the courts, and in the streets—the immediate response, and the setbacks and new fault lines that have emerged in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights.
Videos of recent events
Can Non Profit Organizations do Political and Policy Advocacy? Featuring Mark Sidel
Finding Hope in Dark Times For Democracy, with Frances Moore Lappé
View more videos on our YouTube channel
