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  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39255-lewis-clark-earns-top-10-spot-in-sustainable" title="L&C Named Top 10 Environmentally Responsible School" aria-label="L&C Named Top 10 Environmentally Responsible School"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,300/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>L&C Named Top 10 Environmentally Responsible School</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38199-board-of-trustees-votes-to-divest-from-fossil" title="Board of Trustees Votes to Divest From Fossil Fuels" aria-label="Board of Trustees Votes to Divest From Fossil Fuels"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>Board of Trustees Votes to Divest From Fossil Fuels</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="/live/news/35164-rose-ngo-17-lands-scholarship-to-cambridge" title="Student Lands Scholarship to Cambridge" aria-label="Student Lands Scholarship to Cambridge"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59534_green-square-garden.rev.1458936469.jpg)"><h6>Student Lands Scholarship to Cambridge</h6></div></a>
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  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38264-students-create-nonprofit-to-provide-undergarments" title="Student Nonprofit Helps Homeless" aria-label="Student Nonprofit Helps Homeless"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59536_purple-square-people.rev.1458936426.jpg)"><h6>Student Nonprofit Helps Homeless</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="/live/news/35001-associate-professor-of-art-history-wins" title="Art History Professor Wins NEH Fellowship" aria-label="Art History Professor Wins NEH Fellowship"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59536_purple-square-people.rev.1458936426.jpg)"><h6>Art History Professor Wins NEH Fellowship</h6></div></a>
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  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/37004-us-news-recognizes-lewis-clarks-strengths-in" title="U.S. News Recognizes Our Overseas Study and Undergrad Teaching" aria-label="U.S. News Recognizes Our Overseas Study and Undergrad Teaching"><div class="square" style="background-image:url(/live/image/gid/584/width/300/height/300/crop/1/ignore_cropper/1/59537_orange-square-map.rev.1458936308.jpg)"><h6>U.S. News Recognizes Our Overseas Study and Undergrad Teaching</h6></div></a>

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  • “Science translator” Katie Kowal wins Rhodes Scholarship

    Becoming a finalist for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarship requires outstanding academic prowess and character. Katie Kowal BA ’17 interviewed for both scholarships following an endorsement from the college and much support from faculty who believed Kowal was a perfect candidate for these distinguished awards.
  • Sherlock Ortiz BA ’20, Adriana Rogers BA ’19, and Anna Schall BA ’20

    Students Return from Collaborative Project to Combat Gerrymandering

    After spending the summer working with students and professors from around the country, three Lewis & Clark students return to campus with new skills and perspectives on how to use mathematics to create a solution to partisan gerrymandering. The six-week program is a collaboration of Tufts University, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • New Course Examines Intersection of Sustainability and Entrepreneurship

    As sustainability becomes increasingly relevant in all academic and professional arenas, a new course offered in conjunction with the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership gives students of any major an introduction to the challenges of running a sustainable business and the laws and technicalities of sustainability in the business world.
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