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  • <a href="/live/image/gid/687/width/650/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image88239"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg" alt="The cochairs and steering committee of the 2021 International Affairs Symposium." width="720" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88239_IA_symp_cochairs.rev.1642807183.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2400" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a> <div class="hero-split_image_caption collapsable-caption">The cochairs and steering committee of the 2021 International Affairs Symposium.</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/687/width/650/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image88236"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg" alt="Students play an integral role in all our symposia--as planners, presenters, and participants!" width="720" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88236_78213_-Gender_Studies_Symposium-143-5310.rev.1618936185.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a> <div class="hero-split_image_caption collapsable-caption">Students play an integral role in all our symposia—as planners, presenters, and participants!</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/687/width/650/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image87935"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.jpg" alt="Students presenting their poster research at the 2019 Environmental Affairs ENVX Symposium." width="720" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/87935_PEO-C1-1219-0001.rev.1642807208.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1665" data-max-h="1666" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a> <div class="hero-split_image_caption collapsable-caption">Students presenting their poster research at the 2019 Environmental Affairs ENVX Symposium.</div>
  • <a href="/live/image/gid/687/width/650/88237_84820_Gender_Studies_homepage.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview" tabindex="-1"><picture class="lw_image lw_image88237"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88237_84820_Gender_Studies_homepage.rev.1642807117.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/687/width/500/height/479/crop/1/88237_84820_Gender_Studies_homepage.rev.1642807117.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88237_84820_Gender_Studies_homepage.rev.1642807117.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88237_84820_Gender_Studies_homepage.rev.1642807117.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/687/width/720/height/690/crop/1/88237_84820_Gender_Studies_homepage.rev.1642807117.jpg" alt="Philadelphia-based feminist writer, public speaker, retired social worker, and community activist Feminista Jones was one of the keynote ..." width="720" height="690" data-max-w="909" data-max-h="908" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a> <div class="hero-split_image_caption collapsable-caption">Philadelphia-based feminist writer, public speaker, retired social worker, and community activist Feminista Jones was one of the keynote speakers at the 2020 Gender Studies Symposium.</div>
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One special feature of the Lewis & Clark experience is our unique series of student-driven symposia. Each symposium is a two- or three-day series of presentations, workshops, readings, performances, debates, and other opportunities to engage creatively and intellectually with complex local, national, and global issues.

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Supported and mentored by faculty every step of the way, students build community and practical skills as they collaborate on symposium themes, topics, and programming.

A key space for learning beyond the classroom, symposia sometimes even generate ideas for projects and launch careers. At their core, these symposia reflect the Lewis & Clark commitment to inquiry, innovation, collaboration, and global engagement.

  • Molly posing outside. She is wearing a long-sleeve green shirt.

    I am a cochair for the Gender Studies Symposium, and I always look forward to attending symposia events. I love learning from the keynote speakers and being able to support my peers and learn about their work.

    Molly Gibbons BA ’24
    History | Gender Studies and Hispanic Studies | Missoula, Montana
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  • Carolina Ruíz BA '21

    I felt drawn to be a cochair for the Ray Warren Symposium because of its ability to build community and center scholarship focused on race and ethnicity.

    Carolina Ruíz BA ’22
    Hispanic Studies | Grants Pass, Oregon
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  • Alex smiling outside. They are wearing a long-sleeved top tucked into dark jeans.

    I’m so excited about the upcoming Gender Studies Symposium! Helping to put together the symposium has allowed me to take what I have learned in my classes and find a way to make those concepts accessible to the wider community.

    Alex Chew BA ’25
    English | Gender Studies | Clovis, California
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Jessica Kleiss

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