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Bradley Davis BA ’18, Caia Jaisle BA ’18, and Kelley Koeppen BA ’18 have been chosen to participate in the Fulbright program, a highly competitive award which fosters international scholarship and understanding through travel and research. -
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.” -
Dean of Students Anna Gonzalez will leave Lewis & Clark to become Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. -
President Wim Wiewel has announced a gift of $500,000 from philanthropist Shelby Davis to honor Institutional Professor Emeritus Roger Paget, his longtime friend who passed away on April 1. -
Kate Smock BA ’18, is this year’s recipient of the Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest academic honor. Named for an esteemed professor, the award recognizes a senior whose abilities and commitment have combined to produce work of the highest distinction. -
Please join us on Wednesday, May 23, in celebrating Vice President and Provost Jane Atkinson on the occasion of her retirement following 40 years of unparalleled leadership and service at Lewis & Clark. -
President Wim Wiewel has selected David Reese to serve as Lewis & Clark’s next general counsel, board secretary, and inaugural chief of staff. Reese, who has served in various roles at Portland State University for the last decade, will start in May.
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The Peace Corps announced this week that Lewis & Clark ranked 16th among small schools on the agency’s 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list, up 9 spots from 2016. -
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. -
The Lewis & Clark College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to divest from all fossil fuel holdings in the endowment. -
Danial Afzal BA ’12, who studied theories behind the way media influences our lives, is now shaping lives himself with his award-winning short film, The Survivor. The documentary tells the story of a young student who escapes the 2014 attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan and the grief that follows. -
In honor of the milestone, White will host this month’s Community Corner with a return of the popular presentation “Forest Bathing” on March 14. Birthday cake will be served. -
The Welfare Intervention Network supports students, faculty, and staff who may be at risk to themselves or others.