College News

Faculty members win Oregon Book Award

Two Lewis & Clark faculty members have won the 2006 Oregon Book Award, presented by Oregon Literary Arts at an awards ceremony on Friday, Dec. 1. Andrew Bernstein, associate professor of history, received the Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction for his book "Modern Passings: Death Rites, Politics, and Social Change in Imperial Japan" (University of Hawaii Press, 2006). Justin Tussing, visiting assistant professor of English, received the Ken Kesey Award for the Novel for his book "The Best People in the World" (HarperCollins, 2006).
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Federal grant creates new legal clinics

Thanks to a federal grant, the National Crime Victim Law Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School has created three new legal clinics to provide pro bono legal services to victims of crime in the federal criminal courts. The announcement was made on December 1 by Meg Garvin, the institute's acting executive director.
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Grant advances environmental studies

Some of the next generation of environmental leaders in academic and policy settings may well come from Lewis & Clark College, thanks to a new pilot program funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The three-year, $300,000 grant will enable the College to develop an innovative approach to undergraduate environmental studies that cultivates better and more relevant interdisciplinary student research.
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Watch for winter issue of the Chronicle

The winter issue of the Lewis & Clark Chronicle magazine is slated for delivery in January. Look for features on Eban Goodstein, professor of economics; John Kroger, associate professor of law; and Chris Gragg M.A.T. '04. If you know of someone who is doing something noteworthy, use the online suggestion form to submit their name.
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Events of Interest

Date	Event	Location
January 11	San Francisco event - Cyrus Partovi	San Francisco, CA
January 15	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service	Portland, OR
January 18	Watzek Rocks!	Portland, OR
January 18	Hoffman Gallery Exhibition Opening	Portland, OR
January 18	Photojournalist panel discussion	Portland, OR
January 24	Intercultural Network for Connecting Students	Portland, OR
January 25	Nel Noddings Lecture	Portland, OR
January 31	3rd Annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium	Portland, OR
January 31	Philosophy Colloquium	Portland, OR
February 7	Washington DC Alumni Chapter Kickoff Event	Washington, DC
February 8	New York Alumni Event	New York, NY
February 8	Missing Pieces and Whole Stories	Portland, OR
February 8	An Evening with Rebecca Walker	Portland, OR
February 10	Seattle Alumni Event	Seattle, WA
February 10	Casino Night	Portland, OR
February 13	Poetry on Palatine Hill: Marianne Boruch	Portland, OR
February 14	4th Annual Valentine's Luncheon	Portland, OR
February 15	Poetry on Palatine Hill: Jerry Harp and Paul Merchant	Portland, OR
February 16	Alexander String Quartet	Portland, OR
February 17	Los Angeles Alumni Event	Los Angeles, CA
February 22	2007 Steinhardt Lecture in Economics	Portland, OR

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