News

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  Guest Artist Residency Program
  October 7

  The Department of Theatre is proud to announce that we will be hosting theatre artists Kristina Wong and Emily Mendelsohn as Guest Artists for our 2016-17 Residency Program. This two-week program invites a Guest Artist with significant standing in our field to come to campus to work with students on a new work of theatre. The Residency is composed of two phases: a workshop phase where 10-15 students will work closely with an artist to develop new work, and a presentation phase which will include a workshop showing of the new work, panel discussions, and a Master Class offered to the wider Lewis & Clark Community.

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  Debating Issues of Population and the Global Landscape
  March 31
  The 55th Annual International Affairs Symposium is the oldest student-led symposium in the country. This year, attendees will evaluate how population and demographic shifts shape contemporary world issues. The program, which is free and open to the public, runs from Monday, April 10 through Wednesday, April 12, 2017.
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  Keeping Campaigns Honest
  February 23
  America’s voters disagree sharply on many issues, as evidenced by the contentious presidential election, but a strong majority do agree on one question: campaign finance reform. What are the best ways to enforce campaign finance laws? A team of political science researchers seeks to find out.
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  Middle Eastern Studies Symposium Explores Identity and Experience
  February 17
  Lewis & Clark’s third annual student-run Middle Eastern Studies Symposium explores how cultural identity interacts with religion, gender, and resistance. Beginning Monday, February 20, and running through Wednesday, the symposium is free and open to the public.
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  Lewis & Clark Adds Minor in Middle East/North Africa Studies
  December 28
  Lewis & Clark faculty voted unanimously to approve a new minor in Middle East/North Africa studies. Lewis & Clark is the first liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest to offer such a program. The program formally begins in the fall of 2017.
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  Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship
  September 22
  Supports MA in a field related to international development and includes professional experience with USAID.
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  Schwarzman Scholars
  September 22
  Funds one-year Masters at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Subjects of study are public policy, economics and business, and International Studies
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  New York City Urban Fellows Program
  September 18
  The Urban Fellows Program is a highly selective, nine-month fellowship which combines work in Mayoral offices and City agencies with an intensive seminar series that explores current urban issues impacting public policy. Program participants are diverse and come from all over the country to work in New York City.
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  Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs
  September 18
  The Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs is a full-time, nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares diverse, talented and committed individuals for effective and ethical leadershipin all aspects of the public affairs arena.
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  Emerson National Hunger Fellowship
  September 18
  The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, a project of the Congressional Hunger Center, is a unique leadership development opportunity for motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty.
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  Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
  September 18
  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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  The Luce Scholars Program
  September 18
  The Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship program. It was launched by the Henry Luce Foundation in 1974 to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American society.
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  The Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace
  September 18
  Middlebury College is pleased to The Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Language. The 100 fellowships are made possible by Kathryn Davis who hopes to address the critical need for increased language proficiency in the United States.
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  PPIA Junior Summer Institute Programs
  September 18
  The PPIA Junior Summer Institute is a seven-week program structured to introduce or strengthen skills in economics, statistics, policy analysis, writing, public speaking and organization/time management.
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  The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
  September 18
  In 2017 the Rangel Program plans to award 20 fellowships of up to $47,500 annually towards tuition, room, board, books and mandatory fees for completion of two-year master’s degrees
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  Washington Internship Institute
  September 18
  The Washington Internship Institute (WII) has been the leader in the field of experiential learning for 20 years and provided students with real world experience while challenging them through academic coursework.
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  CAPAL Scholarship
  September 18
  CAPAL is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization that was founded in 1989 by APA professionals in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  Its mission is to promote Asian Pacific American interests and success in public service careers, to provide information and education on policy issues affecting the APA community, and to serve the APA community at large.
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  The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
  September 18
  The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest challenges college students to analyze current ethical issues in today’s world.
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  Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
  September 18
  To recruit and train the next generation of policy and advocate leaders on a range of international peace and security issues.
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  Harry S. Truman Scholarship
  September 18
  For those who want to make a difference in public service.
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  Young Alumni Dig Into Campaign Finance Enforcement in Newly Published Research
  September 12
  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.
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  Faculty in Focus
  August 22
  Meet four of our dynamic professors.
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  President Glassner Discusses Fear and the 2016 Election
  July 25
  President Barry Glassner joined KCRW’s Press Play with Madeleine Brand to discuss how candidates use fear in their political rhetoric and campaign strategies. Glassner, a sociologist by training, is the author of the bestselling book, The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things.  
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  International Affairs Symposium Explores Complex Global Challenges
  April 1
  Free and open to the public, the International Affairs Symposium is Lewis & Clark’s longest running and best known student-led academic conference. The 54th annual symposium runs through Wednesday, April 6.
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  Alumni Profile: Samantha Robison B.A. ’08
  December 8
  Meet Samantha Robison B.A. ’08, a political science graduate and founder of AptArt.
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  Alumnus named Alaska governor after closely contested race
  November 17
  Independent candidate Bill Walker B.S. ’73 has won the Alaska governor’s race, after a contest that was too close to call until absentee and questioned voters were counted.
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  Alumnus’ grassroots efforts highlighted in Washington Post
  October 9
  The Washington Post recently highlighted the campaign’s focus on grassroots efforts, including those of Myles Creed B.A. ’11, an Alaska native who works out of a makeshift headquarters in his parents’ home.
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  After overseas program, student stays on at U.S. embassy in Greece
  September 25
  After an overseas study program in Rome last spring, Allie McRaith ’16 spent 10 weeks in Greece. But she didn’t spend her summer island hopping—she was working at the U.S. embassy in Athens.
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  Faculty in Focus
  August 5
  Meet four of our exceptional professors.
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  Alumni Profile: Talerra Rich B.A. ’10
  July 24
  Meet Talerra Rich B.A. ’10, a political science major, member of the women’s basketball team, and current nursing student.