What’s It Like?
No one can give you a better sense of what it’s really like to study at Lewis & Clark than our current students and recent alumni.
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/9441-arista-engineer"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/72455_aristaengineer.rev.1527699588.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/72455_aristaengineer.rev.1527699588.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/72455_aristaengineer.rev.1527699588.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/9441-arista-engineer">Arista Engineer</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’19</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> English</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Bollywood Club, International Fair, Lunch Host for Admissions, works in the AES Department and Watzek Library</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Pune, India</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> London, England</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> The classes on my overseas program in London provided me with opportunities to explore English literature in more varied ways, such as through the study of contemporary works and linguistics.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/13074-monai-chanon"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3200/84279_MonaiChanon.rev.1593101712.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3200/84279_MonaiChanon.rev.1593101712.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,3200/84279_MonaiChanon.rev.1593101712.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/13074-monai-chanon">Monai Chanon</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’22</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Environmental Studies</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (IME), Great Expectations Mentor Program, Asian Student Union leader, Asian Student Union ASLC representative, Dance Y</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Bangkok, Thailand and Santa Clarita, California</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> New York (2021)</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> I know it can be extraordinarily intimidating, but there is such a wide range of resources, from tutors to counselors, that are helpful and available.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/11315-mila-wolpert"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/80541_Ambassadors_Residence_Paris.rev.1569535516.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/80541_Ambassadors_Residence_Paris.rev.1569535516.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/80541_Ambassadors_Residence_Paris.rev.1569535516.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/11315-mila-wolpert">Mila Wolpert</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’19</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> History and French Studies (double)</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Teaching Excellence Program, French Club (president), Art Club</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Santa Monica, California</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Paris, France</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> In each class every semester, your confidence as a student is nurtured and strengthened. This is unique to L&C.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/8307-jay-horita-chu"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68032_jayhorita-chu.rev.1504909840.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68032_jayhorita-chu.rev.1504909840.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68032_jayhorita-chu.rev.1504909840.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/8307-jay-horita-chu">Jay Horita-Chu</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’18</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Environmental Studies</div> <div class="student_minor lw_profiles_594"><strong>Minor:</strong> Japanese</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> </div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Los Angeles, California</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Osaka, Japan</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> At L&C, I was given the attention I needed to get into the right classes and graduate on time.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/36470-from-internship-to-job-offer-at-nike"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,200/67224_67161_dsc_5192.rev.1497648205.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,200/67224_67161_dsc_5192.rev.1497648205.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,200/67224_67161_dsc_5192.rev.1497648205.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="https://www.lclark.edu/live/news/36470-from-internship-to-job-offer-at-nike">Tomas Yanez</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class"/> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> </div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10670-jillian-jin"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78743_CAS-0419-SPP-Jin-006.rev.1559685259.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78743_CAS-0419-SPP-Jin-006.rev.1559685259.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78743_CAS-0419-SPP-Jin-006.rev.1559685259.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10670-jillian-jin">Jillian Jin</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’21</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Sociology and Anthropology</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Basketball, Pre-Law Club (cochair)</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Renton, Washington</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> I liked the idea of being able to develop a connection with my professors while knowing the majority of my classmates. On top of that, the campus is beautiful!</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10674-sydney-cross"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78722_CAS-0419-SPP-Cross-012.rev.1559668633.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78722_CAS-0419-SPP-Cross-012.rev.1559668633.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78722_CAS-0419-SPP-Cross-012.rev.1559668633.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10674-sydney-cross">Sydney Cross</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’21</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> International Affairs</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Softball</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Mount Shasta, California</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Athens, Greece (fall 2019)</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> Playing sports at a DIII school is so amazing because all of the coaches and other athletic faculty are always extremely supportive of every athlete’s academics.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10616-tobias-varntoft"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,99,640,739/77800_Tobias_Varnhoft.rev.1552932576.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,99,640,739/77800_Tobias_Varnhoft.rev.1552932576.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,99,640,739/77800_Tobias_Varnhoft.rev.1552932576.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10616-tobias-varntoft">Tobias Varntoft</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’21</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Environmental Studies</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> International Students of Lewis & Clark (ISLC) member, Environmental Studies Symposium organizer, Pioneer Success Institute facilitator, music technician</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Terslev, Denmark</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> I take on more responsibility because of the independence we have at Lewis & Clark, and I have grown into a more authentic self.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10640-ella-crawford"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78705_CAS-0416-Student_Profile_Portraits-5070.rev.1559257217.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78705_CAS-0416-Student_Profile_Portraits-5070.rev.1559257217.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78705_CAS-0416-Student_Profile_Portraits-5070.rev.1559257217.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10640-ella-crawford">Ella Crawford</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’19</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Philosophy</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Admissions Fellow, student representative on the Budget Advisory Committee, member of the Student Organizations Committee, finance coordinator of the Coop</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Alameda, California</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> India Regional Area Study</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> Challenge yourself (whether that be academically, socially, professionally, etc.) and trust your ability to handle what may come of it.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10678-michael-abraham"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78688_CAS-0419-SPP-Abraham-010.rev.1559168673.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78688_CAS-0419-SPP-Abraham-010.rev.1559168673.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78688_CAS-0419-SPP-Abraham-010.rev.1559168673.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10678-michael-abraham">Michael Abraham</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’21</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Rhetoric and Media Studies</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Football</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Portland, Oregon</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> London (spring 2020)</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> I don’t have a single mentor, rather I have surrounded myself with a group of people that are always willing to help me.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10621-zafar-ali"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78689_CAS-0419-SPP-Ali-006.rev.1559169278.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78689_CAS-0419-SPP-Ali-006.rev.1559169278.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78689_CAS-0419-SPP-Ali-006.rev.1559169278.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10621-zafar-ali">Zafar Ali</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’20</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Political Science, Economics</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Soccer and Volleyball</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Tribal Areas, Pakistan</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> L&C is true about what it is and upholds the values it espouses.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/10668-jordan-gonzalez"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78725_CAS-0419-SPP-Gonzalez-014.rev.1559670975.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78725_CAS-0419-SPP-Gonzalez-014.rev.1559670975.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78725_CAS-0419-SPP-Gonzalez-014.rev.1559670975.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/10668-jordan-gonzalez">Jordan Gonzalez</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’21</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Mathematics and Chemistry (double)</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Baseball</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Chandler, Arizona</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> When I saw the incredible campus and interacted with some of the faculty, choosing Lewis & Clark was a no-brainer.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/9481-beija-flor"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/72596_beijaflor.rev.1528395302.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/72596_beijaflor.rev.1528395302.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,534/72596_beijaflor.rev.1528395302.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/9481-beija-flor">Beija Flor</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’18</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Physics and Studio Art (double)</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Physics Club, Art Club</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Seattle, Washington</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Siena, Italy</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> Women on this campus succeed and are provided the platform to excel alongside the men on campus.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/9108-blake-ashby"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/73071_peo-c4-1117-0734.rev.1529600308.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/73071_peo-c4-1117-0734.rev.1529600308.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/73071_peo-c4-1117-0734.rev.1529600308.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/9108-blake-ashby">Blake Ashby</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’20</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Rhetoric and Media Studies</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Photography Club, Staff Photographer at Pioneer Log Newspaper</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Holetown, Barbados</div> <div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> New Zealand</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> [Professor Donovan] has this way of guiding you in the right direction while still allowing you to retain your artistic autonomy through the structure of her class and the critiques.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
- <div class="flexbox"> <div class="student_profile_image item"> <a href="/live/profiles/8300-ary-hashim"> <picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68025_aryhashim.rev.1504907036.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68025_aryhashim.rev.1504907036.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/300/height/300/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/68025_aryhashim.rev.1504907036.jpg" alt="" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="student_profile_content item"> <h4> <a href="/live/profiles/8300-ary-hashim">Ary Hashim</a> </h4> <div class="student_profile_details"> <div class="student_profile_class">BA ’20</div> <div class="student_major lw_profiles_474"><strong>Major:</strong> Economics</div> <div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> International Affairs Symposium, Third Culture Kids Club, Kith and Kin A Cappella group, Club Soccer</div> <div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</div> <div class="student_profile_quote"> <em> <p> My favorite spot on campus would have to be this amazing sofa in Copeland Hall.</p> </em> </div> </div> </div> </div>
Gender Studies is located in Miller Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
email genderstudies@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7378
Director: Deborah Heath
Gender Studies
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 63
Portland OR 97219