News

Join the Office of Equity and Inclusion on Wednesday, June 18, at 12:30 p.m. for cool drinks and sweet treats on the Manor House Patio, for a commemorative Juneteenth picnic. Bring your own picnic lunch!

Join the Office of Equity and Inclusion for our summer book club read, the nonfiction graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls. 

* We have reached the number of books we can offer for free. If you would still like to join for book club this summer, you are welcome to purchase the book and join for any and all discussions! :-) Email mullerm@lclark.edu if you plan to join, so she can add you to the calendar invites. This opportunity is only available to faculty/staff.

The Title IX Office is looking for volunteers to serve as advisors and adjudicators in the Title IX and Sexual Misconduct process! Please contact Title IX Coordinator Lori Makin-Byrd by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 23 if you are interested in learning more—or nominating a colleague!

Congratulations to all on wrapping up another academic year! Catch up on the Office of Equity and Inclusion’s Spring 2025 newsletter and read on about news for employees, campus programming highlights, BART updates, Title IX updates, community congratulations, and news and events to come this summer. 

As part of L&C’s membership in The Council of Independent Colleges’s Belong community, our campus is able to access continued learning opportunities in the form of one-hour quick study courses! As the end of the semester approaches, now is a great time to take advantage of this free professional development opportunity from the The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), if you register by May 15, 2025.

A Belonging Network Resource from the Office of Equity and Inclusion: Poetry Collection

Happy Black History Month! As part of L&C’s membership with the Council of Independent College’s Belong: Inclusive Learning Community, we wanted to share a few resources exploring the origins of observing Black history, its integration with American history, and its contemporary impact.

As part of L&C’s membership with the Council of Independent College’s Belong: Inclusive Learning Community, faculty and staff are invited to enroll by February 15 for a series of free self-paced courses on cutting-edge topics. 

The Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (IME) office presents The I.D.E.A. Catalyst Awards. See here to learn more and to nominate.

With sponsorship from the Chamberlin Social Justice Endowment, the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) and the Center for Spiritual Life, scholars Hussein Ibish and David Schraub bring their expertise to Lewis & Clark on December 3, 2024.

The Office of Equity and Inclusion invites the entire L&C community to participate in the HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey that was sent out on November 4. We want to hear from you! Your confidential responses will provide the framework needed to see where we can continue to support and improve in DEIJ work on campus.

Happy Fall to All! We invite you to read on in this newsletter to catch up on our recent accomplishments and to learn more about exciting news for the upcoming fall months. We are so excited to support students, faculty and staff on campus as we continue to work every day to exemplify our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus environment. We wish everyone the best of luck as we approach midterms.