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  • Our students describe us as
    • <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8RE6aHkwrI">curious</a></p>
    • <p><a href="http://college.lclark.edu/departments/art/student_portfolios/">creative</a></p>
    • <p><a href="/about/sustainability/">green</a></p>
    • <p><a href="/programs/college_outdoors/">outdoorsy</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40530-transactive-gender-project-at-lampc">inclusive</a></p>
    • <p><a href="http://college.lclark.edu/student_life/multicultural_affairs/">diverse</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40194-history-professor-secures-grant-to-expand">transformative</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39138-students-learn-how-to-tell-immersive-stories-with">surprising </a></p>
    • <p><a href="http://collaborativeresearch.lclark.edu/projects/">collaborative</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://college.lclark.edu/programs/environmental_studies/symposium/">engaged</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40635-pacific-northwest-race-rhetoric-and-media">challenging </a></p>
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    • <p><a href="https://www.lcpioneers.com/landing/index">passionate</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lewisandclarkcollege/">beautiful</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/40108-student-research-illuminates-manuscript-mysteries" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">intellectual</a></p>
    • <p><a href="http://college.lclark.edu/programs/overseas_and_off-campus/programs/">eye-opening</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://college.lclark.edu/student_life/campus_living/living-learning_communities.php">open minded</a></p>
    • <p><a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38832-lewis-clark-student-aims-high-with-rocket">unexpected</a></p>
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  • Our park-like campus is nestled among towering trees and trillium-lined creeks. Our students explore the inspiring beauty of our natural setting, on 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest hills.

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  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/38199-board-of-trustees-votes-to-divest-from-fossil"><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>Lewis & Clark Divests From Fossil Fuels</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39528-the-washington-post-selects-student-photo-for"><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>Ella Bock BA ’19 Wins Travel Photo Contest</h6></div></a>
  • <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/39255-lewis-clark-earns-top-10-spot-in-sustainable"><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/38264-students-create-nonprofit-to-provide-undergarments"><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>
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  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

    In response to national concerns about COVID-19, we have made the following decisions, which we feel are in the best interest of the health and well-being of our campus visitors as well as the Lewis & Clark College community:

    • The deadline for first-year students to respond to a Lewis & Clark College offer of admission has been extended from May 1 to June 1. The reply deadline for transfer students is also June 1.
    • On March 23, Oregon Governor, Kate Brown JD ’85, issued Executive Order 20-12, prohibiting colleges from most in-person instruction and on-campus operations. Therefore, to do our part to “flatten the curve,” the Office of Admissions and the Financial Aid Office are closed for on-campus visits indefinitely.
    • Both offices will remain open and our staff are available to answer your questions by phone and email.

    Virtual Visit

    Until you can visit in person, our virtual visit will give you a sense of what it’s like here. No other college offers our combination of top-notch academics, supportive community, and amazing location. Get to know us through video, email, and Instagram Live. 

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  • Two Alumni Complete Arctic Expedition, Produce Short Film “AREA 11”

    Brothers and alumni Stein and Thor Retzlaff trained for years to survive one of the most remote areas in the world. The expedition to the Atomfjella mountain range in Norway tested their survival skills, while also allowing them to ski incredible peaks and couloirs (steep mountainside gorges). They captured the experience in their short film, “AREA 11.”

  • Bryan Miller BA ’20 and Hanna Merzbach BA ’20 edit their groundbreaking podcast series.

    Historic Vietnamese Portland Podcast Now Available Online

    Portland has one of the highest per-capita Vietnamese populations in the country, yet Lewis & Clark is the first academic institution to develop an archive documenting their history. Two Lewis & Clark students organized scores of interviews from the Portland Vietnamese population into a five-episode podcast series about coming to America, finding a home in Portland, education, making a living, and social activism.

  • Lewis & Clark Awarded $750,000 Mellon Foundation Grant

    Lewis & Clark has been awarded a $750,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for the interdisciplinary project “Healing Social Suffering Through Narrative,” which will address circumstances such as inequitable access to higher education and physical and mental illness in the Portland area using a liberal arts lens. The project will extend over four years, beginning this fall, engaging students and faculty in a series of community-wide partnerships.
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