Kyr, a professor of composition, recently received the prestigious Arts and Letters Award given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The festival is expected to attract more than 15,000 people from across the U.S. and overseas over the course an 18-day run this summer.

Smith will be in residence this summer at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University, where she and a collaborator will finish a book on 19th-century ballets.

Create your own version of the venerable UO fight song and enter it for a chance at four tickets to the Ducks’ opening football game or a $100 Duck Store gift certificate.

From martial arts demonstrations to symphonic percussion, UO students and faculty help make the annual Asian Celebration memorable.