Joseph M. Ha Associate Professor of International Affairs Elizabeth Bennett joined University of Amsterdam Professor Phillip Schleifer to discuss his latest book, Global Shifts. Business, Politics, and Deforestation in a Changing World Economy, as part of a webinar hosted by EU Renew, a multidisciplinary network that educates and concerns itself with the place Europe holds in the world.

Charlene Williams EdD ’15, former principal of Roosevelt High School in Portland and current deputy superintendent of Vancouver’s Evergreen School District, has been nominated to lead Oregon’s Department of Education by Governor Tina Kotek. If she is confirmed by the state senate in the fall, she will be the first Black woman to take the position.

Former Governor of Oregon Kate Brown JD ’85 spoke with Harvard Political Review in August 2023 about her historic governorship as the first LGBTQ+ governor of Oregon, her anti-racist measures, and what she thinks about the current issues Oregon faces.

Professor Emeritus Steve Beckham and his son, Andrew Beckham BA ’98, MAT ’01, run Beckham Estate Winery, in Sherwood, Oregon. In August 2023, the winery was named by Wine Enthusiast magazine as one of the eight must-visit Willamette Valley wineries.

Adjunct Professor of Music Luke Price is a multi-instrumentalist and composer, but his roots lie in American fiddling. In June 2023, Price was named grand champion of the National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest for the fifth time in ten years.

Cascadia 9.0, a video game developed by a multidisciplinary team including Associate Professor of Geological Science Liz Safran, Associate Professor of Psychology Erik Nilsen, Associate Professor of Computer Science Peter Drake, and Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies Bryan Sebok, was featured in Willamette Week. L&C Magazine also covered the project.

Women We Admire, an organization and network comprised of women executives and leaders named two Lewis & Clark alumni on their “Top 50 Women Leaders of Oregon for 2023” list. Maureen Bradley BS ’81 is currently senior vice president and chief development officer for Legacy Health. LM Alaiyo Foster EdD ’17 is the president and chief executive officer for the Black United Fund of Oregon.

Marjorie Weber BA ’07, an evolutionary ecologist at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, was featured in Science News. She is one of the “SN 10: Scientists to Watch,” a list of influential or up-and-coming scientists the journal maintains each year. Weber credited Professor of Biology Greta Binford’s courses with inspiring her to pursue science.

Professor of Psychology Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell, Assistant Dean for Student Success Katie McFaddin, and Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research Renee Orlick were all involved in a recent study published in Science Magazine. The study showed that efforts to cultivate feelings of belonging in diverse student groups improved the likelihood of students to complete their first year of full-time study. (Content behind paywall).

Carra Sahler JD ’02, a staff attorney with Lewis & Clark Law School’s Green Energy Institute, was quoted in The Oregonian’s recent story about the campaign to reduce Oregon’s reliance on natural gas, and the opposition faced from longstanding gas providers NW Natural. (Content behind paywall).

The director of the Lewis & Clark Graduate School’s TransActive Gender Project, Jenn Burleton, is the keynote speaker at the 2023 GAIN Higher Ed Conference: Becoming Radically Inclusive. The conference is held April 26 to 28, in Ashland, Oregon.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies Heather Ashley Hayes will speak at SXSW EDU, running from March 6 to 9, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Her talk is titled “How Knowing Our Brain Transforms the World,” and draws from her own personal experience and recovery from a life-threatening brain tumor.

Andrew Gildersleeve JD ’05, chief executive officer of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe in Yakutat, Alaska, appeared on National Public Radio’s “TED Radio Hour”  to discuss how his tribe has benefited from LIDAR (light detection and ranging) scans of certain historically and sociologically significant parts of their lands, allowing them greater and deeper insight into the forces at work there, both natural and not.

Katherine Paul BA ’11, a singer-songwriter in the Pacific Northwest who performs as Black Belt Eagle Scout, spoke with Rolling Stone about her latest album, “The Land, the Water, the Sky,” and about her music being featured in the Hulu drama “Reservation Dogs.”

Professor of History Elliot Young was recently published in The Washington Post. His op/ed, titled “Locking up the mentally ill has a long history,” discusses recent bipartisan trends in politics that call for the imprisonment of mentally ill members of society, a reversal in the decades long trend of reduction in mass incarceration. Young is the author of Forever Prisoners: How the United States Made the World’s Largest Immigrant Detention System.

Associate Professor of Computer Science Peter Drake talks about learning management systems, your purpose as a students, and “how to college” in the Adventures in Online Education podcast.

Greg Caldwell, previous associate dean of students and director of International Students and Scholars, as well as the founder of the Greg Caldwell Scholarship for International Students, was awarded “The Order of the Diplomatic Service Merit Changui Medal” by the president of Korea, for his service as Honorary Consul for the Republic of Korea.

President Robin Holmes-Sullivan was featured in the Portland Business Journal in a story about higher education’s necessary restructuring following the impact of Covid, and the surprising hope that the leaders of impacted institutions are feeling as they look to the future. (Content behind paywall).

Renowned author of Geek Love Katherine Dunn’s unpublished novel, Toad, was rediscovered within Watzek’s Archive of the author’s work by editor Naomi Huffman. Now, the book has been released, and the New York Times has published a review. (Content behind subscription paywall).

Associate Professor of International Affairs Kyle Lascurettes spoke in November 2022 at Princeton University’s World Order Colloquium. His talk was titled “Great Power Politics, Hegemonic Ordering, and the Life and Times of the Liberal Order”, and was followed by a question and answer session with attendees.

Lewis & Clark Football’s player mentor and former assistant coach Marcus Lattimore was featured by ESPN in a story about the injury he suffered as a running back for the South Carolina Gamecocks, and his subsequent recovery and career trajectory.

Professor of Lawyering and Director of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic Aliza Kaplan was interviewed by the Washington Post in a story about nonunanimous juries in Oregon and Louisiana following the Supreme Court’s outlawing of split-jury verdicts.

Hannah Rempel BA ’16 was chosen as the 2022 Editors’ and People’s Choice Award winner for Visualizing Science by the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. Rempel is currently pursuing a PhD in marine science.

Assistant Professor of Economics Aine McCarthy is the recipient of a grant of $1.5 million from USAID. She will be conducting research in Sierra Leone on how free eyeglasses provided to students affects their learning performance and mental health, in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone. She was recently profiled on our website.

Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan, the new president of Lewis & Clark, has joined the Oregon State Treasury’s Oregon 529 Savings Board. This citizen board focuses on helping Oregonians save for job training and education, and also advises the state administration of the Oregon ABLE Savings Plan.

Mohammed Hasan Alwan, a past student with Academic English Studies, has been longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for Translated Literature. His book, Ibn Arabi’s Small Death is a fictionalized presentation of the life of the celebrated Sufi philosopher in first person.

Recent graduate Andrew Gard JD ’22 appeared on the cover of a September issue of Portland Business Journal. He spoke about his post-graduation job search and his decision to accept a clerkship with a Multnomah County circuit court judge. (Log in required to access story).

Lewis & Clark special collections and archives, which acquired the Katherine Dunn Literary Collection and Archive in 2016, shortly after the author’s death, is cosponsoring an event at Powell’s Books on November 1, 2022. The event will serve as a tribute to the deceased poet, journalist, and author of the cult classic Geek Love, as well as a release event for her posthumous novel, Toad.

Warren Pereira BA ’99 appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud to discuss his first feature length documentary Tiger 24. The film follows a specific tiger in Northern India’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, but it addresses much broader topics around nature, conservation, and land rights. 

Venus Edlin, class of ’23 and current editor-in-chief of The Pioneer Log, reported a story on 16-year-old climate activist Adah Crandall as part of National Public Radio’s “NextGenRadio.”