New online course helps parents navigate first-year transition.

President Thomas Hochstettler shares his thoughts on his journey to and from Lewis & Clark College.

Letters from readers of the Chronicle.

Thomas J. Hochstettler, Lewis & Clark’s 23rd president, came to the college in 2004 from the University of Bremen in Germany via academic posts at Rice University, Bowdoin College, and Stanford University. He leaves the college at a time of strength, buoyed by increasing numbers of highly qualified students, nationally recognized faculty, energized alumni, rising philanthropic dollars, and a growing academic reputation.

Upon President Tom Hochstettler’s departure, the Lewis & Clark Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Jane Atkinson, vice president and provost, as interim president beginning August 1.

Last spring, several Lewis & Clark undergraduates garnered national awards for their academic achievements, winning a Goldwater Scholarship and four Fulbright grants to further their education and research.

Lewis & Clark College celebrates graduates from the Undergraduate College, the School of Law and the Graduate School of Education and Counseling.

In June, the college launched an extensive redesign, complete with improved navigation, a new content management system, and a fresh look.

With a broad range of academic interests, a deep engagement in the sciences, and a passion for international study, Conor Jacobs B.A. ‘09 nabbed the 2009 Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest academic honor.

Peel away the layers of the Early College Access Advocacy Project, one of 14 projects taking place through the newly launched Center for Community Engagement at Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and what emerges is a picture of students and professionals converging around a shared desire to create lasting change in the lives of young people who were once thought to have limited opportunities for success.

Each year, students from the College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis & Clark Law School reflect on the extraordinary teaching of their respective professors and select one for top teaching honors.

Tamma Carleton B.A. ‘09 and Lindsay Nixon B.A. ‘09 excel both academically and athletically.