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Another Year, Another Rhodes Finalist!

Kristina Dill BA ’16 is the latest Lewis & Clark graduate to earn a spot as a finalist for the internationally regarded Rhodes Scholarship. If she wins, she will be one of 32 students honored nationwide and Lewis & Clark’s third alumni to attain this prestigious award, which funds pursuit of a graduate degree at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

An interview with Governor, Candidate, and Alumna Kate Brown ’85

Read an excerpt from an interview with Oregon Governor Kate Brown, a 1985 graduate of the law school, published in the Lewis & Clark College newspaper, the Pioneer Log on October 28, 2016.

Students and Recent Grads Win National Awards

Last spring, several Lewis & Clark students and young alumni claimed a bounty of national awards and honors in recognition of their academic excellence and commitment to global service.

Newly Endowed Fund Opening Doors to Internships

In today’s highly competitive job market, employers value internships more than ever.

Help Write a New College Song

Professors Kathy FitzGibbon, Michael Johanson, and Mary Szybist—along with Provost Jane Atkinson and Dean Anna Gonzalez—want the entire Lewis & Clark community to help in creating a new college song.

U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Lewis & Clark’s Overseas Study Programs

For the fourth time in five years, academic leaders from around the nation have identified our Overseas and Off-Campus Programs as among the best in the nation. Lewis & Clark, where more than 60 percent of students study abroad, is the only school in the Pacific Northwest to make the list this year.

Young Alumni Dig Into Campaign Finance Enforcement in Newly Published Research

Campaign finance reform is not a topic for the faint of heart. But recent graduates Maya Gold BA ’14 and Walker Davis BA ’15 are intrepid researchers, and the result of their labors is an academic paper, just published in Election Law Journal, that explores the often-convoluted world of Oregon’s campaign finance laws.

Alum Ken Richardson named David Douglas Superintendent

Alumnus Ken Richardson named superintendent for David Douglas School District, the 13th largest in Oregon.

From One-Room Schoolhouse in Montana to a Fulbright In Nepal

Lily Clarke BA ’15 grew up in the tiny town of Condon, Montana—population: 343. She’s now a Fulbright fellow studying ethnomycology in Nepal, pairing her interest in ecology with her passion for giving back to the communities in which she works. Clarke shared her inspirational story with the Missoulian newspaper earlier this month.

Recent Grad Wins Big Researching Small Spiders

Sasha Bishop BA ’15 has been awarded first place in a highly competitive poster presentation session held by the International Congress of Arachnology, which draws nearly 400 students from around the world to compete and share original research. Bishop heads to the University of Michigan this fall to pursue her PhD in biodiversity. 

Professors Bring Science to the Pubs, and the Public

On August 16, Associate Professor of Psychology Erik Nilsen will be the featured guest at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s popular Science Pub Series. Nilsen’s talk is entitled, “Melding Digital and Tangible Toys to Support Creative Play for Preschoolers.”

The Turkish Coup - thoughts and comments by Professor Ozan Varol

The Turkish Coup - thoughts and comments by Professor Ozan Varol

Lewis & Clark Secures Mellon Grant to Support Faculty Excellence in Teaching

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Lewis & Clark $705,000 to develop a Teaching Excellence Program, a coordinated program that will support faculty in the exploration, systematic study, and targeted enhancement of their classroom teaching. The award follows a previous Mellon grant to support undergraduate research in the arts and humanities.