Agora Journalism Center

Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto receive Agora Faculty Innovation Fellowship

Story by Carly Belin

The Agora Journalism Center has named UO School of Journalism and Communication instructors Todd Milbourn and Lisa Heyamoto its 2017-18 Agora Faculty Innovation Fellows. The husband-and-wife team will receive $25,000 for a project exploring what drives and disrupts trust in communities across the nation, and what journalists can learn from those insights.

'Unvanished' project sheds light on the modern life of American Indians

Story by Becky Hoag
Photos courtesy of Torsten Kjellstrand

The University of Oregon is on Kalapuya land. Several names that we take for granted every day, such as the Willamette and Klamath, are Native American names. In fact, there are many students and staff, as well as members of the surrounding communities, of Native American heritage.