News

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  Professor Kim Stafford talks about his new memoir
  Professor Kim Stafford talks about suicide, memory, and family—the topics of his new memoir.
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  Feminist scholar speaks at graduate commencement ceremony
  Michelle Fine, a prominent feminist scholar, spoke at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling’s commencement ceremony on June 3. She focused on the erosion of national commitments to public institutions, especially schools, and exhorted graduates to become “activist-scholars and practitioners of human sustainability.”
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  Sustainable Horizons: Stories of educators and counselors taking risks and finding rewards in exploring sustainability
  In honor of Earth Day, we take a look at stories of educators and counselors taking risks and finding rewards in exploring sustainability.
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  Professors Favela and Exposito publish chapter on ESOL reading
  Sara Exposito and Alejandra Favela have published a chapter in a new book on reading strategies for second-language learners.
• Significant growth in counseling employment projected for the next decade
  New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that employment in all areas of the counseling field will grow significantly in the next decade. This news follows a U.S. News report ranking marriage and family therapy as one of the 50 best careers for 2010. 
• U.S. News ranks marriage, couple, and family therapy as one of 50 best careers of 2010
  U.S. News has ranked marriage, couple, and family therapy as one of 50 best careers of 2010. Learn more about our program.
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  Alum steps in to Oregon House of Representatives
  Margaret Doherty, M.A.T. ‘76, is a former teacher and education advocate. She will focus on education issues in her new role as representative of Oregon House District 35. Read a profile of her.
  
• Alumna profiled in Technologic Horizons in Education Journal
  Alumna Carla Wade is passionate about teaching educators the most effective ways to integrate technology into the classroom.
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  Professor Clare featured in Portland Upside
  In January, Counseling Psychology professor Mary Clare set out to record 100 voices in 100 days on the topic of what change means to them.
• Word Warriors (from the Chronicle Magazine)
  Under the direction of Linda Christensen, the Oregon Writing Project helps young writers–and those not so young–find voice.
• Mid-life journey brings journalist to teaching

  Michael Arrieta-Walden is a former managing editor for the Oregonian. Now, at the age of 51, he is entering a university classroom to learn the art of teaching. Read about his journey on his blog, New Teacher.

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  Convocation About Shared Values
  Convocation kicked off the academic year for the graduate school on September 2.
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  Oregon Writing Project offers new strategies for K-12 teachers
  Oregon Writing Project (OWP)’s Summer Institute, now in its 25th year, offers K-12 teachers intensive workshops on teaching the writing process, including lessons plans and revision strategies.
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  PrISM Comes to Lewis & Clark
  Lewis & Clark is taking part in Oregon’s collaborative Preparation for Instruction of Science & Mathematics (PrISM) program to improve elementary and middle school mathematics and science instruction across Oregon
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  Commencement Videos: Chris Crutcher
  Award-winning author Chris Crutcher has been lauded for creating honest representations of adolescent life in his fiction for young adults.
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  E. Scott Fletcher Named New Dean of the Graduate School
  E. Scott Fletcher has been named the new dean of the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling.
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  Student Commencement Speaker Named
  Charlie Ahlquist, M.A.T. ’08, has been chosen as student commencement speaker.
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  New Journal of Educational Leadership
  The Educational Leadership Program is proud to announce a new online journal, Pioneer Perspectives: Commentaries on Educational Leadership, which will feature original scholarship produced by Lewis & Clark doctoral students.