News and Events
- NEWS
Gender Studies Symposium: Call for Proposals
You are invited to submit proposals for presentation at the 45th Annual Lewis & Clark College Gender Studies Symposium, March 11–13, 2026, exploring dimensions of resistance, activism, and solidarity in relation to gender and sexuality. Please review the guidelines in our Call for Proposals.
Pop Culture Lab
For Associate Professor Melanie Kohnen, San Diego Comic Con is a fieldwork site, where she investigates how the blockbuster event reflects deeper media trends around fans, brands, and technology.
L&C wins pair of championships at national tournaments
Lewis & Clark’s speech and debate program won a pair of championships at national tournaments. The team of Maltin Tocani (’25) and Isabella Moore (’26) won the Honors division at the YODL national British Parliamentary debate championships, while the Lewis & Clark contingent at the National Speech Tournament won the team title in the limited entry category.
From L&C’s Student Newspaper to NPR’s Next Gen Radio
Mossy Log editors from three eras took part in NPR’s Next Generation Radio Project, a weeklong digital journalism training program that empowers participants to produce their own multimedia stories.
Life After L&C
Graduating from Lewis & Clark means you will earn a bachelor of arts degree that is grounded in critical thinking, written and verbal communication skills, teamwork, and problem solving—all of the essential qualifications you need to succeed in any career.
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.
Saling wins two titles at International Forensics Association championship tournament
JR Saling won championships in both Extemporaneous Speaking and IPDA debate at the International Forensics Association championship tournament, held March 11-12 in Dublin, Ireland.
JR Saling wins top speech/debate student in the Northwest; LC rolls to gold
JR Saling (CAS ’24) secured the Brent Northup award for the top individual student in the Northwest Forensics conference, as the team earned a season-long gold medal with championships in British Parliamentary debate, IPDA debate and individual speaking events.
Night Before Nationals Showcases Speech and Debate Team
On March 20, Lewis & Clark’s speech and debate team took center stage for Night Before Nationals, an exhibition event that showcases the team’s talents and skills in front of an enthusiastic campus audience.
LC Speech/Debate racks up honors as Kenney wins prestigious award
Competing in both Washington and Missouri, Lewis & Clark’s speech and debate team racked up multiple championships over the January 27-29 weekend, headed by senior Eden Kenney who was awarded both the individual championship of the Dugaw Smelt classic and the Brent Northup award for season-long outstanding individual competitor for the Northwest Forensics Conference in 2022-2023.
Shaking Up Disaster Preparedness With Video Games
Cascadia 9.0 was developed as part of an ongoing research project to determine what motivates young adults to prepare for earthquakes and other natural disasters. Using video games as research and outreach tools, L&C researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness.
Helping Roosevelt High Schoolers Visualize College
Over the summer, Lewis & Clark undergraduates mentored Roosevelt High School students in the first year of the College Success Program, founded by Professor Mitch Reyes and supported by the Mellon Foundation.
Lewis & Clark’s Webb and Lutz win national championships; squad wins title for second consecutive year
Alex Webb (’22) won the national championship in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Aaron Lutz (’22) won titles in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking, and Lewis & Clark’s squad won the President’s I award as the nation’s top program of its size.
Festival of Scholars and Artists Celebrates Student Achievement
Lewis & Clark’s full-day celebration of student scholarship and creativity returned to its in-person format on April 8.
Smothers wins national championship; seniors lead L&C speech to record setting nationals
Hope Smothers (’22) won the program’s first national title at the American Forensic Association’s National Speech Tournament, Aaron Lutz (’22) set a program record in individual sweepstakes, and Eden Kenney (’22) advanced three events to elimination rounds, as Lewis & Clark’s super senior speakers powered the team to a sixth place overall national finish. - EVENTS
Past Events
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.
Gender Studies Symposium: Call for Proposals
You are invited to submit proposals for presentation at the 45th Annual Gender Studies Symposium, March 11-13, 2026.
The submission deadline is Friday, November 7.
We welcome proposals for panel discussions, individual papers, interactive workshops, and artistic productions, especially those focused on gender and sexuality in relation to resistance and solidarity.
Affiliation with L&C is not required.
Please review the Call for Proposals for complete guidelines, including more information about different presentation formats and this year’s theme.
Professional Photography and Lighting Tutorial
Unique opportunity to shadow a professional photographer! Stop by the area outside Council Chamber anytime between 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m on Oct. 31.
