News and Events
- NEWS
Reiko Hillyer, 2025 Oregon Book Award Finalist
Congratulations to Reiko Hillyer whose book A WALL IS JUST A WALL: THE PERMEABILITY OF THE PRISON IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES (Duke University Press, 2024) is a finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards in the category of General Nonfiction.
Election Overload? Not for These Students!
As the 2024 election cycles nears the finish line, L&C students pack into courses on campaign strategy and presidential politics, ready to explore what’s beyond the media narratives.
Turning Nightmares Into Art
Bobby McHugh BA ’07 is a producer of Dream Creep, a horror short that explores the blurred lines between reality and dreams. It’s one of just a handful of films selected for the national Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour.
Paid Summer Research Enables Faculty-Student Collaboration
Over the summer, Lewis & Clark offers students paid, hands-on research experiences that rival those of graduate-level institutions.
Faculty Provide Election Expertise to City of Gresham
Todd Lochner and Ellen Seljan of the political science department served as consultants to the City of Gresham’s Charter Review Committee. They focused mainly on city council elections, sharing their expertise on electoral systems and local political institutions.
Fulbright Winners to Circle the Globe as Researchers and Teachers
As recipients of prestigious Fulbright awards, four members of the L&C community will work abroad next year: Meredith Stinger BA ’19 (India), Mila Wolpert BA ’19 (France), Amelia Madarang BA ’22 (Taiwan), and Alex Webb BA ’22 (Colombia).
Scholar, Dancer Prepares for Yale Law After Winning College’s Highest Honor
Paige Underwood BA ’22, a political science and mathematics double major, received this spring’s Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest honor. Named for an esteemed professor, the award recognizes a senior whose abilities and commitment have combined to produce work of the highest distinction.
An Interdisciplinary Look at the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
A panel of Lewis & Clark professors recently gathered to discuss the historical, political, and cultural underpinnings of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New Data Science Minor Builds from Interdisciplinary Foundation
Through strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, data science engages individuals in computing, statistics, interpretation, and communication. The new minor will reflect the strength of a liberal arts curriculum above all else, thanks to the diligence and passion of faculty members across the college.
- EVENTS
Past Events
Portland Votes: Let’s Discuss the Outcomes, Challenges, and Surprises with the Transition to Ranked Choice Voting!
Portland’s implementation of ranked choice election systems for Mayor and City Council in 2024 changed the way ballots are filled out and counted. What was this process like for voters, candidates, and interest groups?
22nd Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies Nov. 12-14, 2025
The 22nd Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies calls for us to dig into our past, strengthen our connections, and branch out, building a new ecosystem for resistance. “Sowing Resistance” invites us to examine how our personal actions ripple beyond ourselves, touching our communities, our prójimo, and the world.
At this year’s symposium, we ask what it means to resist systems of oppression not only through protest, but also through presence, not only through grand actions and speeches, but also through quiet courage in daily solidarity.
This symposium is an invitation to think with intention, feel with compassion, listen with openness, resist with purpose, and imagine new roots grounded in dignity, woven in community, fighting against injustice.
Join us for three days of events–keynote presentations, panels, workshops, a fashion show, an art exhibit, and more–sowing seeds of resistance.
Events are free and open to the public unless other noted on the schedule.
Network with Lewis & Clark Political Science, Economics, and International Affairs Alumni
Join us for an evening of mixing and mingling with Lewis & Clark Political Science, Economics, and International Affairs alumni. Refreshments will be available.
