“L&C is a place where you can really express yourself and find your people.”
Cloe Moreno BA ’24San Diego, California“I visited Lewis & Clark and knew it had everything I wanted.”
Claire Baco BA ’25Shingle Springs, California“L&C offered the perfect environment to play the sport I love, explore my academic passions, and experience the city of Portland!”
Sebastian DePrez BA ’25Upland, California“I wanted to come to Lewis & Clark because of the beautiful campus, the small class sizes, and the liberal arts education style.”
Apollo Beaber BA ’25Denver, Colorado“There are so many opportunities to join clubs here. If you don’t find one you love, it’s super easy to create your own!”
Cadyn Schenk-Turner BA ’26Charlotte, North Carolina
Summer Starts Now
While the academic year may be winding down, many of our students are gearing up for a busy summer. Some will stick around campus and work directly alongside faculty mentors doing paid science research; others will be paired with Portland-area organizations for a sustainability-focused internship. And while the Class of 2024 may be leaving us as students, they are joining our flourishing alumni family and getting ready for whatever comes next. In fact, 96 percent of the Classes of 2018-2022 were employed, continuing their education, or doing service work, like the Peace Corps, within six months of graduating. Join us at Lewis & Clark and you’ll have all of these opportunities—and more—at your fingertips!
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Lewis & Clark has one of the nation’s top-ranked Environmental Law programs.
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L&C is one of seven Oregon schools to make the national Colleges of Distinction list in 2023–24.
Equity
We are the only liberal arts school in Oregon on Colleges of Distinction’s “Best Equity and Inclusion” list for 2023–24.
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News and Media
Decoding Cellular ‘Shape-Shifters’
Biologist Sharon Torigoe and her students investigate the mechanisms that determine a cell’s fate.
Celebrating Student Achievement
The annual Festival of Scholars and Artists celebrates the scholarship and creativity of our undergraduate students.
A Peace Corps Top 10 Producer
Lewis & Clark has made the Top 10 list of small colleges and universities that have produced the highest all-time number of Peace Corps volunteers since the agency’s inception in 1961.
History in Action at the Southern Border
Lewis & Clark history students are putting their research skills to work for asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Senior Speaker
Cooper Kroll BA ’24 will address graduates at commencement on May 4. “I hope to convey my gratitude, and my awe at the energy and creativity that my peers have imbued into this place through their work and joy.”
Symposium Focuses on Control
The 62nd annual Lewis & Clark International Affairs Symposium is one of the oldest student-run symposia in the country. This year’s event, which runs from April 8 to April 10, is titled Strings Attached: Tracing the Global Systems That Bind.
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- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Exploration, Experimentation, Rigorous”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16542-smith-s-yarberry">Smith “S.” Yarberry BA ’16</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Inclusive, Motivating, Progressive.”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/18474-harmony-mcmullin">Harmony McMullin BA ’25</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Thought-provoking, Funky, Lush”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16682-helen-guyton">Helen Guyton BA ’23</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Eye-opening, engaging, supportive”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/12358-marjorie-pichon">Marjorie Pichon BA ’14</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Musical, Communal, Free”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/17729-luz-vazquez">Luz Vazquez BA ’25</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Beautiful Campus, Travel”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/17355-stacy-thompson">Stacy Thompson BA ’75</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Explorative, Liberating, Home”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/10671-makayla-simmer">Makayla Simmer BA ’21</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Engaged, Aware, Independent”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/8968-jackson-thein">Jackson Thein BA ’18</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Beautiful, Challenging, Creative”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/9534-max-clary">Max Clary BA ’18</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Opportunity, Beautiful, Challenging”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/10674-sydney-cross">Sydney Cross BA ’21</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Gregarious, Piney, Inquisitive”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16540-spencer-byrne-seres">Spencer Byrne-Seres BA ’13</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Progressive, Passionate, Independence”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/19825-emily-davis">Emily Davis BA ’19</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Creative, Dedicated, Support”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16987-shira-stahl">Shira Stahl BA ’24</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Beautiful, Caring, Engaging”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/9090-nabil-khan">Nabil Khan BA ’21</a>
- <div class="homepage-prefooter_words"> “Laid-back, Cooperative, Outdoorsy”</div> <a class="homepage-prefooter_name" href="/live/profiles/16649-frankie-spurbeck">Frankie Spurbeck BA ’23</a>
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