News

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  International Student launches Lewis & Clark’s first TEDx event
  April 29
  Tuse Mahenya BA ’21, an English major and political economy minor from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is organizing Lewis & Clark’s first TEDx event, “The Deconstruction of Everything We Know.” Scheduled for October 9, the event will give students a platform to share their ideas and hear from others about times their preconceived notions were challenged.
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  Ray Warren Symposium Tackles Race and Medicine
  October 26
  Health is an issue that impacts us all, yet many struggle to receive adequate health care. In hopes of better understanding these inequities, the 15th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies—titled Bitter Pills: Race, Health, and Medicine—focuses on the racialized dimensions of health, highlighting the voices of communities of color. Running November 7 through November 9, the symposium is free and open to the public.
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  Students Learn How to Tell Immersive Stories With Virtual Reality
  July 25
  Lewis & Clark’s Office of Educational Technology sponsored a workshop to teach students how to use virtual reality technology in film. Sabrina Cerquera BA ’20 used the technology to plan and execute an original project, taking her creative work from concept to reality.
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  Ray Warren Symposium Tackles Race and Medicine
  October 26
  The 15th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies—titled Bitter Pills: Race, Health, and Medicine—focuses on the racialized dimensions of health, highlighting the voices of communities of color. 
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  Simran Handa BA ’19 Awarded Healthline-NORD Scholarship
  October 26
  Healthline, in partnership with the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), has awarded scholarships to four undergraduates nationally who have demonstrated dedication to the advancement against a rare or chronic disease. Handa talks about her win and why she’s drawn to the field.  
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  IME R&R Welcomes Angela Buck
  August 30
  Stop by the IME Suite Wednesday, August 31st from 4-5pm to hang out, eat snacks, and welcome our new Associate Director, Angela Buck!
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  Greetings from the new Director of IME
  December 7
  I write this letter to introduce myself and to offer a message to the L&C Community on behalf of the Department of Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME).
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  Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO) –Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program
  February 7
  CTWO is a racial justice organization that works towards the building of a social justice movement led by people of color. This resource center promotes the advancement of racial justice; sending out messages worldwide. It works to establish model multi-racial community organizations, build an active network of organizations and activists of color, and train the new participants, including members of the Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program. Members of MAAP participate in an internship working on the movement towards economic social justice. Placed with any one of CTWO’s partnering organizations, members work full-time on an organizing campaign with a community organization or labor union.
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  The Greenlining Institute
  February 5
  The Fellowship Program is a year-long training program for young leaders that have completed, at minimum, their undergraduate degrees by the start of the program. Fellows are assigned to specific program areas and develop expertise with the direction of a Program Manager and the Academy Director.