At New Student Orientation, Native Artist-Scholar in Residence Anthony Hudson/Carla Rossi performed a special “college edition” of ASK DR. CARLA, an evening of drag clown improvisational advice prompted by questions posed by first-year students.
Native Artist-Scholar in Residence
Anthony Hudson, who performs as Carla Rossi, has joined the campus community as its second Native Artist-Scholar. Hudson, a member of the Grand Ronde/Siletz tribes, is leading a series of creative, provocative, fun, and historically resonant events for students and for faculty, staff, and the public during the 2024–25 academic year.
Overseas Study: A Hot Ticket
Overseas programs have seen strong demand again this year, with 104 students abroad in 13 countries this fall, and an expected 149 students traveling to 7 countries in the spring.
Behind the Swoosh
In September, a group of L&C students got an exclusive tour of Nike headquarters, connecting with alumni and discovering what it’s like to work at one of the world’s leading sportswear brands. The Career Trek was organized by L&C’s Career Center, with the help of Nike employee Jonel Iliscupidez BA ’16.
Geen Innovation in China and the United States
Can China’s progress in the renewable energy sector facilitate the global transition to renewables? This was just one of the many questions explored by attendees of the 27th annual Environmental Studies Symposium, ENVX, on the topic of Green Innovation in China and the U.S.: Creating Climate Solutions. The symposium included keynotes and a panel discussion on electric vehicles. This year’s student cochairs were Morgaine McGrath BA ’25 and Kaia Hirsch BA ’26.
Guided by Peace, Reconciliation, and Justice
This fall, Lewis & Clark is offering Palestine and Israel: Contexts, Convictions, and Commitments, a one-credit short course. It invites students to participate in a series of Community Dialogues, teach-ins, and discussion sections that offer opportunities for trust building and collaborative study. The course is grounded in an ethic of peace, reconciliation, and justice.
Federal Grants Galore!
Professor of Biology Greg Hermann: $414,000 from the National Institutes of Health for investigating the role of lipid metabolism in the biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles.
Associate Professor of Biology Margaret Metz: $47,000 from the National Science Foundation for a multi-institution study on forests affected by interacting components of global change that can lead to shifts in landscape competition.
Assistant Professor of Physics Ben Olsen: $249,684 from the National Science Foundation for lab equipment needed to use the dilute gas of atoms as a quantum simulator for various models of quantum magnetism.
Get Out the Vote
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. ALL IN has awarded L&C a Platinum Seal for excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement and campus turnout inthe 2022 midterm elections and a Highly Established Action Plan award for our work to engage college voters in fall 2024.
A Fresh Look for L&C News
The Office of Communications has launched a redesigned online newsroom to serve as a hub for institution-wide stories. Check it out at lclark.edu/news!
We’re overwhelmed by things we can’t change…so words, songs, connection, and then, through this project, the enhancement of words through translation…it is something we can do.”
—Kim Stafford, associate professor emeritus and former Oregon poet laureate, in an interview with OPB, describing A Proclamation for Peace: Translated for the World. The book features one of his poems translated into more than 50 languages with QR codes to recordings.
Rankings Roundup
NICHE
PRINCETON REVIEW
No. 2
Best Liberal Arts Colleges
in Oregon
No. 2
Colleges With the Best Academics in Oregon
No. 4
Colleges With the Best Student Life in Oregon
No. 2
Best Colleges for English and History in Oregon
No. 4
Most Beautiful Campus
No. 16
Best College Newspaper
No. 16
Most Politically Active Students
No. 17
Top 50 Green Schools List
Recognized in Green College Honor Roll
Sources: Niche’s 2025 Best Colleges in America; Princeton Review’s The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition; The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition.
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