Currently Accolades: People for Dec. 8, 2025

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Jack Corbett, public administration emeritus faculty, has been named to the Fulbright Canada Alumni Advisory Committee, which will offer support and guidance to Fulbright Canada programs moving forward.

Sandra Freels, world languages and literatures faculty emerita, will appear on KGW Hello, Rose City on Jan. 6 to discuss her novel Anneke Jans in the New World.

Sandra Freels, world languages and literatures faculty emerita, will read from her novel Anneke Jans in the New World at Annie Bloom’s Bookstore on Jan. 6.

Shirley A. Jackson, sociology faculty, is chair of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology.

Shirley A. Jackson, sociology faculty, was elected to serve as a member of the American Sociological Association’s Publications Committee.

Shirley A. Jackson, sociology faculty, was a committee member for the American Sociological Association's Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology’s William Foote Whyte Career Award.

Shirley A. Jackson, sociology faculty, was the Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology’s program committee chair for the 2025 American Sociological Association’s annual meetings.

Amy Parker, College of Education faculty, was interviewed by Oregon Public Broadcasting for Think-Out-Loud, Portland State University Program Trains Specialists to Help Blind People Navigate Environments Safely on Sept. 24.