News

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  Inauguration Day Teach-In January 2017
  September 14
  Learn-Discuss-Act
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  Civil Disobedience Workshop Spring 2017
  September 14
  The course is organized around a variety of themes that will explore the philosophy of civil disobedience as well as examining historical examples from the US and around the world of liberation and civil rights movements.
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  NEDC by the Numbers
  January 28
  Here is a quick summary of some of the things we’ve achieved over the past five years, by the numbers.
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  Seeking Stronger Oversight for Permit Renewals
  January 15
  Reducing polluted runoff from industrial facilities continues to be one of NEDC’s highest priorities.
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  TONIGHT: Kate Mills, high school counselor
  March 29
  Alumni Career Corps volunteer Kate Mills visits campus tonight from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
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  LC Senior Art Recognized in the Wall Street Journal
  May 3
  Article from the WSJ recognizes the LC Senior Exhbit
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  Local Alums Share Advice for Aspiring Journalists
  August 16
  Manufactured distrust. Underrepresented voices. Seemingly intractable problems. Industry-wide disruption. Being a good journalist requires clear writing, sharp thinking, and relentless task-juggling, all skills honed in the liberal arts. Whether covering breaking news in Portland, or chronicling trade missions to Thailand, young alumni are applying their Lewis & Clark skills locally and globally.
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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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  Recording Stories of Portland’s Vietnamese Community
  July 5
  Watzek Library’s Special Collections has been awarded a $30,100 competitive grant in support of a five-year project to interview members of Portland’s Vietnamese community, collecting oral histories that will document the region’s complex and changing urban landscape.
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  Professor Kim Stafford Chosen as Oregon’s Ninth Poet Laureate
  May 15
  Kim Stafford, associate professor and founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute, has been chosen to serve as Oregon’s ninth poet laureate, Governor Kate Brown JD ’85 announced this morning. Stafford will serve a two-year term as “an ambassador of poetry across the state.”
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  Representative Earl Blumenauer: PILP’s 2018 Amburgey Award Recipient
  February 1

  PILP honored Representative Earl Blumenauer with the Larry K. Amburgey Commitment to Public Interest Law Award on February 17, 2018, at the PILP Auction.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Oregon Regulators Welcome Dangerous Crude Oil
  August 22
  Oregon fails to protect citizens from air pollution and other risks tied to rail shipments of volatile Bakken crude
• Bike to Eugene Challenge 2012
  February 22
  The annual Bike To Eugene Challenge is happening again this year! Environmental Law students at Lewis & Clark Law School - 20-30 law students - bike from Portland to Eugene on March 2, 2012 to the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC).
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  PEAC and Allies Win Good Neighbor Agreement with ESCO
  November 29
  After years of negotiation, PEAC has helped community activists in Northwest Portland to win a Good Neighbor Agreement with steel foundry company ESCO to reduce pollution by an estimated 20%.
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  Construction will begin soon on Sellwood Bridge
  October 31
  After several years of planning and design work, Multnomah County’s project to replace the deteriorated Sellwood Bridge is approaching the construction phase. For more information, please visit http://www.sellwoodbridge.org/.
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  PEAC Fall 2011 Newsletter
  October 27
  Topics include the Boardman settlement, PEAC’s new class, California condors, and the CRC.
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  Local View: Case for new I-5 Bridge built upon faulty data
  August 10
  PEAC attorney Tom Buchele writes on the problems with the Columbia River Crossing’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
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  Good and Bad News for California Condors
  May 4
  Professor Dan Rohlf writes an opinion piece for Oregon Live regarding the Oregon Zoo’s efforts to recover California condors.
• The Columbia Slough: Exposing The City’s Wild Side
  September 30
  An exploration of urban nature within the Columbia Slough, near North Portland.
• 42 Miles of Hiking Routes Added In Portland
  September 30
  A group of 100+ volunteers developed 42 miles of urban hiking in Portland.
• How To Ford A River
  September 30
  Good advice on how to cross a river safely.
• Theory Into Practice
  August 28
  Students shine in a variety of summer internships.
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  Forensics Director Offers Insights into Sinclair Story
  April 5
  Joe Gantt, director of forensics at Lewis & Clark, spoke with The Oregonian/OregonLive about “the controversy surrounding Sinclair Broadcast Group, the Maryland-based company that owns more than 190 local TV stations around the country - including Portland’s ABC affiliate, KATU-TV.”
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  International Affairs Symposium: The Scramble for Sovereignty
  March 27
  Lewis & Clark’s International Affairs Symposium is the oldest student-run symposium in the country. This year’s event, which runs April 9 through 11, will explore current topics intersecting with sovereignty via debates among prominent scholars.
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  Gender Studies Symposium Explores (in)Security
  February 28

  The 37th annual Gender Studies Symposium will explore what security looks like in the face of modern dangers. Students, faculty, and guests from Portland and beyond will examine issues through the lenses of community engagement, gender politics, and misconceptions surrounding sexuality. The student-run symposium runs from Wednesday, March 7 to Friday, March 9.

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  Professor Emerita Phyllis Yes Turns Her Artistic Talents to the Stage
  February 26
  Phyllis Yes has worked as a multimedia artist for years, with materials ranging from jewelry to a hand-painted Porsche. Her first play, Good Morning, Miss America, is based on her own experiences caring for her aging parents and is set to make its world premiere at CoHo Productions in Northwest Portland this March.
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  Social Justice through Choral Music
  February 23
  Recently, The Oregonian spotlighted Lewis & Clark Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, Katherine FitzGibbon and her work on social justice through choral music.
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  Students Create Nonprofit to Provide Undergarments for Homeless Women
  February 19
  Paige Sanders BA ’18 and Ashley Garber BA ’17  started the Portland Panty Project to address the lack of clean, size-appropriate undergarments for homeless women in the Portland metro area. Their passion project has become a social enterprise.
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  Board of Trustees Votes to Divest From Fossil Fuels
  February 13
  The Lewis & Clark College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to divest from all fossil fuel holdings in the endowment.
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  New Music Week 2018
  January 31
  New Music Week is a week of concerts and lectures showcasing contemporary music in the Lewis & Clark Department of Music during March 11-18, 2018. All are welcome to attend!