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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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  Alumni Spotlight: Francesca Barnett
  Her first language? Sign! Fluent in sign language. Has a multiracial heritage. Is a mother & life partner. Works at two jobs. Also is an MCFT graduate student.
  CPSY Diversity Scholarship Recipient. She says others can do it, too!
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  Aurel Buzdugan, IREX Scholar, reflects on his year at L&C
  Aurel Buzdugan, IREX Scholar, reflects on his year in the US!
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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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  Lewis & Clark makes Peace Corps’ top 10 list
  For the third consecutive year, Lewis & Clark ranks in the top 10 on the Peace Corps Top Colleges list [PDF]—the only school in Portland to receive this honor.
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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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  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.”
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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. 
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  Zaher Wahab retires to continue work in Afghanistan
  After 40 years at Lewis & Clark, Professor of Education Zaher Wahab will retire this week to go to work full-time in his home country of Afghanistan. 
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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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  International Perspectives
  Our students are at home in the world.
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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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  Student receives fellowship for aspiring teachers of color
  Madelyn Troiano ’12 has won the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color, created to recruit, support, and retain public school teachers in the United States.
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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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  Students find history and inspiration in alternative spring break trip to El Salvador
  When Molly Hetz ’11 first volunteered in the rural village of Guarjila in northern El Salvador as a high school student, she immediately connected with the people and knew she needed to return.
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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.
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  Top 10 news stories from Lewis & Clark in 2010
  Each year, tens of thousands of website visitors read stories, watch videos, and listen to podcasts that highlight the success of our students, faculty, and alumni. Here are the top 10 biggest stories from Lewis & Clark in 2010.
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  Top 10 news stories from Lewis & Clark College in 2010
  Each year, tens of thousands of website visitors read stories, watch videos, and flip through photo slideshows that highlight the success of our students, faculty, and alumni. Here are the top 10 biggest stories from Lewis & Clark College in 2010.
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  A Leap of Faith in the Right Direction
  Pastor Chappell and Dr. Andrae Brown, an associate professor of L&C in the MCFT program make a commitment to ending domestic violence in African American and Latino/a churches.
• Speaking in Tongues
  In New York Times Article, H.K. Choi shares her experience as a TCK.
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  Alumnus publishes groundbreaking rap anthology
  Adam Bradley B.A. ’96 sparked dialogue around the country with his groundbreaking publication, The Anthology of Rap.
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  Matthieu Raillard
  Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
  Lived in France and the USA
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  David Campion
  Associate Professor of History
  Lived in Spain and the USA
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  Does Your Language Shape How You Think?
  “…new research has revealed that when we learn our mother tongue, we do after all acquire certain habits of thought that shape our experience in significant and often surprising ways.”
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  Lost in Translation
  Does Language Influence Culture? “Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? Do they merely express thoughts, or do the structures in languages (without our knowledge or consent) shape the very thoughts we wish to express?”
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  Les Passagers: A TCK Story
  Trailer cut for an OMI documentary special about Third Culture Kids and their journey to find where they belong.
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  When Humor Crosses Boarders
  Jon Charnas (class of ‘08) writes about how humor can be universal, and how it can define who we are as TCKs.
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  Multicultural symposium asks what racism means now
  The annual Ray Warren Multicultural Symposium at Lewis & Clark (Nov. 10-12) will offer three days of lectures, panel discussions, and performances exploring what it means to talk about racism in 2010.