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.

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A tree branch frames a view of a sandy beach with gentle waves and rocky outcrops under a clear blue sky. The ocean stretches to the horizon in the background.Civic LifeThe Administrative LifeThe Long RoadHope in a Time of Fear
April 30, 2026

Hope in a Time of Fear

This month, I made a bit of time to read two books that have come to shape my thinking over the past few weeks. The first, Édouard Glissant's Poetics of Relation,Glissant, Edouard. Poetics of Relation.…
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Two dolphins leap out of ocean waves near the shoreline on a sunny day, with white foam trailing behind them and distant buildings visible along the coast.EducationProvostThe Long RoadIn the Wake of Disruption a New Reality is Possible
March 29, 2026

In the Wake of Disruption a New Reality is Possible

The threefold understanding of "wake," found in Christina Sharpe's book, In The Wake: On Blackness and Being, and the notion of the "slipstream," found in Norma Wong's When No Thing Works, have shaped my thinking…
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Athletes competing in the women’s 10,000 metres race at the 2022 World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.AcademicPresentation: AcademicThe Graduate ExperienceThe Long RoadEfforts to Turn This Disruptive Present into a Better Future
February 12, 2026

Efforts to Turn This Disruptive Present into a Better Future

On February 13, 2026, I gave a keynote address entitled Values-Enacted Leadership in Practice to the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP). The address outlines three aspects of the theory of change that has…
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