Join us as we share a vision for Lewis & Clark’s future.
We will reveal our plans to lift up our community’s people, places, and programs and step forward as a leading institution and a spark for good in the world.
Nov. 18, Desmond Tutu, “God of Surprises”
“‘There’s no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love.’
South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on how his understanding of God and humanity has unfolded through the history he’s lived and shaped.” - Tippett
Conversations with Germany
Join us during Fall Semester for a series of conversations with German students, activists and professionals who will share their perspectives on life, culture and politics in contemporary Germany.
Streamed Videos of Winning Plays
Sponsored by
L&C Journal of Dramatic Expression
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and The Theatre Department
https://college.lclark.edu/live/news/44398-once-upon-a-weekend
JJJJJerome Ellis, Afro-Cuban composer, performer, and writer
Nov. 11: Imani Perry “More Beautiful”
“James Baldwin said, “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” Imani Perry embodies that prism. For the past few years, Perry has been pondering the notions of slow work and resistant joy as she writes about what it means to raise her two black sons — as a thinker and writer at the intersection of law, race, culture, and literature.” - Krista Tippett
Conversations with Germany
Join us during Fall Semester for a series of conversations with German students, activists and professionals who will share their perspectives on life, culture and politics in contemporary Germany.
The Theatre Department in collaboration with the Music Department will present live performances of the 1998 version of Cabaret for small in-person audiences (in compliance with COVID restrictions).
November 4, 5, 6 @ 7:30pm; November 7 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm.
No Admission Charge.
https://college.lclark.edu/live/news/44233-cabaret-1998-version
Oct. 21: Isabel Wilkerson, “This History is Long, This History is Deep”
“Go to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative nonfiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the movement of six million African Americans to northern U.S. cities in the 20th century. The book is a carrier of histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges at the heart of our life together now.” - Krista Tippett
Conversations with Germany
Join us during Fall Semester for a series of conversations with German students, activists and professionals who will share their perspectives on life, culture and politics in contemporary Germany.
Oct. 14, Claudia Rankine “How Can I Say This So We Can Stay in This Car Together?”
“The poet, essayist, and playwright Claudia Rankine says every conversation about race doesn’t need to be about racism. But she says all of us — and especially white people — need to find a way to talk about it, even when it gets uncomfortable. Her bestselling book, Citizen: An American Lyric, catalogued the painful daily experiences of lived racism for people of color. Claudia models how it’s possible to bring that reality into the open — not to fight, but to draw closer. And she shows how we can do this with everyone, from our intimate friends to strangers on airplanes.” - Tippett
Oct. 7: Rev. angel Kyodo williams “The World is our Field of Practice”
“angel Kyodo williams is one of our wisest voices on social evolution and the spiritual aspect of social healing. And for those of us who are not monastics, she says, the world is our field of practice. She’s an esteemed Zen priest and the second Black woman recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage. To sink into conversation with her is to imagine and experience a transformative potential of this moment towards human wholeness.” - Tippett
Conversations with Germany
Join us during Fall Semester for a series of conversations with German students, activists and professionals who will share their perspectives on life, culture and politics in contemporary Germany.
Sept 30: Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem, “In Conversation”
“The show we released with Minneapolis trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem in the weeks after George Floyd’s killing has touched listeners, and galvanized searching, with an extraordinary reach. So I said yes when he proposed that he join me in conversation again, this time together with Robin DiAngelo. She is perhaps the foremost voice in our civilizational grappling with whiteness; her book, White Fragility, is one of the most widely read books in the world right now. Hearing the two of them together is electric — the deepest of dives into the calling of our lifetimes.” -TippettThe faculty of the History Department will host a three-part summer discussion series, “History at Noon,” that will allow us to indulge one of the fun things about being a history student: reading primary sources! We will meet over zoom.
There is no reading required in advance: each session we’ll be looking at one or more brief historical documents particularly relevant to our time. The documents will be posted ahead of time, but you can also jump on the call and read as we go. This is a low-key opportunity for faculty, current students, recent alumni and new incoming students to connect with each other and consider some of the historical undercurrents shaping our current events. Please join us!
The chemistry department is organizing a summer reading group focused on reading What the Eyes Don’t See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint, MI pediatrician who demonstrated that children’s blood lead levels rose dramatically after the city changed its drinking water source. The group will use its first meeting on June 15 to outline a format for the rest of the summer. All are welcome.