Christopher P. Long

Provost and Senior Vice President at the University of Oregon

Welcome to cplong.org, a website designed to give digital voice to a philosophical life. Here you will find information about my academic and administrative life, including my publications, projects, and initiatives.

At the heart of my work is a commitment to writing along the way, so I encourage you to engage actively with the The Long Road blog by reading, sharing, and commenting. You can also find me on Mastodon and Bluesky. Thank you for visiting this little corner of the digital world.

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July 14, 2025

Welcome to the Inaugural Values Enacted Leadership Institute

On Sunday, July 13, on the University of Oregon's Portland campus, we welcomed the inaugural cohort of the Values Enacted Leadership Institute. Below are the remarks I made on to mark this important milestone in…

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Articles Education The Long Road

June 25, 2025

As Federal Funding for Research Breaks Down, New Possibilities Emerge

Periods of disruption, however unsettling, often open us to new possibilities. The current effort to dismantle the federal support for research in the United States is as cynical as it is misguided; cynical because it…

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Presentations Provost The Long Road

June 14, 2025

The University is the Beating Heart of a Free Society

On June 14, 2025, I was invited to give the keynote address at the induction of the 2025 cohort of the Alpha of Oregon chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society at the University…

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