News

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  At Home Abroad / Third Culture Kids : Nowhere to call home but I like being a global nomad
  The story of a Third Culture Kid who arrives in the United States for the first time and reflects upon what it means to be a TCK.
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  Join Multicultural Affairs on Facebook and Twitter!
  Join The Office of Multicultural Affairs on Facebook and Twitter!   
• Unemployment and Mental Health: Understanding the Interactions Among Gender, Family Roles and Social Class

  “Understanding the effects of unemployment on mental health requires consideration of the interactions among gender,family responsibilities,and social class.” 

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  Two L&C Groups Win 100 Projects for Peace!
  Two Lewis & Clark student groups each won $10,000 awards as part of this year’s 100 Projects for Peace initiative sponsored by the family of Katheryn Wasserman Davis.  This is the first time that Lewis & Clark College students have won two of the awards in the national competition.
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  Pluralism & Unity Project: “I Am…LC Is” helps LC define community
  Over the course of three days (October 20-22), the Pluralism and Unity Project programming board organized a series of events that allowed students to reflect about their own identities and our identity as a Lewis & Clark community. Here are photographs of the culmination of that week.
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  Yucheng “John” Yang, Mary Dimond Scholarship Winner
  Yucheng “John” Yang named winner of the Mary Dimond Scholarship.
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  Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
  The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships attempt to increase diversity in college and university-level teaching while maximizing the educational benefits of diversity. Each year, the Ford Foundation offers approximately 60 predoctoral fellowships ($20,000 per year for up to three years), 35 dissertation fellowships ($21,000 for one year), and 20 postdoctoral fellowships ($40,000 for one year).
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  Professor extols immigrant narrative as an education tool
  Sara Exposito, assistant professor of education, explains in a new publication how she prepares teachers to work with immigrant students and families.
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  Looking back at staff and faculty accomplishments
  From helping to develop a pet therapy program to being honored for outstanding teaching, Lewis & Clark staff and faculty made headlines in 2012 for numerous accomplishments.
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  Professor Brown honored for community service
  Andrae Brown, associate professor of counseling psychology, was recently honored by the Portland Observer for his work “to engage community members and mental health providers to improve wellness.”
• Professor Steve Kanter weighs in on right to free speech
  Lewis & Clark Law School professor Steve Kanter is convinced that allowing free speech is a better way of heading off violent confrontations.
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  Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship
  The Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship program offers scholarships to minority undergraduate and graduate students majoring in technical fields. Awards range between $1,000 and $10,000.
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  Professor looks at Emanuel Hospital project through social justice lens
  Half a century ago, the city and an expansion-minded Emanuel Hospital razed nearly 300 homes and businesses in North Portland, destroying what was then the heart of the area’s African American community and leaving a bitterness that still lingers. 
• The Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color
  Interested in teaching in an urban or rural school environment? Then check out this fellowship!
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  Tuajuanda Jordan appointed chair of diversity and inclusion
  President Barry Glassner has announced that Tuajuanda Jordan, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will serve as chair of diversity and inclusion for 2012-13.
• Professor Jeff Jones helps Partners in Diversity increase inclusiveness
  Associate Professor Jeff Jones got involved with Partners in Diversity when he moved to Portland, and recently joined its Board of Directors. People of color who choose to become a part of Portland’s legal community quickly realize one thing: They are among the minority of attorneys, judges, paralegals and other members of the profession who come from different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds than their colleagues.
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  Woodrow Wilson – Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship
  The goal of the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color is to help recruit, support, and retain individuals of color as K-12 public school teachers in the United States.
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  J. William Fulbright Grants
  Funding the “promotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science.”
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  Fantastic Four
  The Mullins sisters create a lasting legacy at Lewis & Clark.
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  Program introduces Native students to college experience
  For the second summer, Lewis & Clark welcomed Native American high school students to campus, introducing them to the college experience through a free two-week residential summer program.
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  The Law School hosts the 16th Annual Summer Law Camp
  A collaboration between the Academic Enhancement Program, the Classroom Law Project, and King School in NE Portland.
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  D.C.-area youth makes pilgrimage to Lewis & Clark’s York statue
  Jackson Davis, a 12-year-old from the Washington, D.C., area, visited Lewis & Clark last month as part of his national drive to create a postage stamp honoring York.
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  New counseling center meets critical community need
  Underserved Oregonians dealing with mental health, addiction, and relationship issues have a new place to turn for help: the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center, which recently opened near downtown Portland.
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  Professor recognized as an “ally” of Latino educators
  Carolyn S. Carr, professor of educational leadership, has been recognized as an “ally” of Latino school administrators in Oregon.
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  Professor explores race in the classroom
  Assistant Professor of Education Dyan Watson is passionate about fully preparing teachers to enter the classroom
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  8th Annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium (2011): The Miseducation of Multiculturalism
  The Miseducation of Multiculturalism (2011)
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  75 New Students Attend Great Expectations
  A record number of participants attended this year’s Great Expectations retreat.
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  Commencement Speaker Stephen Krashen questions whether our schools are broken
  Commencement speaker Stephen Krashen has garnered attention over his assertion that poverty is the most important challenge facing schools today.
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  Multimedia: Symposium considers directions for gender in the future
  With 30 events taking place over the course of three days, the Gender Studies Symposium seeks to inspire conversation about where gender may be headed in the future.
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  Events encourage community to explore identity and celebrate diversity
  Working with students, faculty, staff, and community partners, the Office of Multicultural Affairs fosters community engagement and education through programs like the Pluralism and Unity project and Black History Month.